2021 Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Computer Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in compsci. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer science program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying compsci.
Best Computer Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Wentworth Institute of Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer science ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. WIT also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the New England Region rankings.
About 0.9% of WIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 737 students take at least one class online at WIT. About 384 of the students at WIT are attending part time.
University of Massachusetts Amherst earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,648 students take at least one class online at UCONN. 3,257 of UCONN students are attending part time.
Boston University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best computer science schools for non-traditional students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Science in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. 7,057 of Boston U students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Bridgewater State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.
About 1.7% of Bridgewater State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. 2,921 of Bridgewater State students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Lowell. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
About 0.8% of UMass Lowell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. 5,980 of UMass Lowell students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston College. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Vermont. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.
The student loan default rate at UVM is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,390 students at UVM that take at least one class online. 1,286 of UVM students are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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