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2021 Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

268 Colleges
42,792 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,540 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 42,792 people earned their bachelor's in computer information systems, making the major the #14 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 268 colleges that offer a bachelor's in cis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer information systems programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Computer Information Systems Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 25 Computer Information Systems Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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New Jersey Institute of Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer information systems ranking for non-traditional students. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark. NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 3,018 students at NJIT that take at least one class online. About 3,015 of the students at NJIT are attending part time.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 19,058 students at Georgia Tech are exclusively online. 21,273 students are part time.

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Johns Hopkins University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

About 0.6% of Johns Hopkins students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. 14,794 students are part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

Our rankings recognize New York University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. NYU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. 8,829 students are part time.

Full Computer Information Systems at New York University Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Our rankings recognize Virginia Tech as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. About 2,831 of the students at Virginia Tech are attending part time.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, University of Virginia also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, GMU also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.

Full Computer Information Systems at George Mason University Report

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, JMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Florida. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 9,525 students at UNF that take at least one class online. 5,162 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Rutgers University - New Brunswick as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rutgers New Brunswick also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UF also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 of UF students are attending part time.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Florida Report

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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.

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Northeastern University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Northeastern also made our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list, coming in at #7.

The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Virginia Commonwealth University as the #15 school in this year's rankings. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond. VCU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.

Full Computer Information Systems at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, SUNY Stony Brook is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Stony Brook is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. About 4,151 of the students at SUNY Stony Brook are attending part time.

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Our rankings recognize Western Governors University as the #18 school in this year's rankings. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 0.7% of WGU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 150,116 students at WGU and they are all exclusively distance learners.

Full Computer Information Systems at Western Governors University Report

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The University of Texas at Austin earned the #19 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UT Austin also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 of UT Austin students are attending part time.

Full Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at Austin Report

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Our rankings recognize University of South Carolina - Columbia as the #20 school in this year's rankings. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia. UofSC excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. About 3,896 of the students at UofSC are attending part time.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Central Florida as the #21 school in this year's rankings. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UCF also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at UCF is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Central Florida Report

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Illinois State University landed the #22 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal. Illinois State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.

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The University of Texas at Dallas comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UT Dallas also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 1.4% of UT Dallas students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,632 students at UT Dallas that take at least one class online. 5,977 of UT Dallas students are attending part time.

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California State University - Chico landed the #24 spot in our 2021 best computer information systems schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 10,804 students take at least one class online at Chico State. About 2,083 of the students at Chico State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #25 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems ranking.

About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.

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Rest of the Top Schools for Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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Towson University
Towson, MD
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

 

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
41 University of North Texas Denton, TX
42 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
43 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
44 University of Houston Houston, TX
45 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
46 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
47 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
48 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
49 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
50 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
51 Villanova University Villanova, PA
52 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
53 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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