2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 84 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in computer & information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer & information sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer & information sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying computer & information sciences.
Top 15% Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Rochester Institute of Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer & information sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. RIT also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 9,961 students at RIT that take at least one class online. 1,867 students are part time.
New Jersey Institute of Technology earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark. NJIT also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 3,018 students take at least one class online at NJIT. About 3,015 of the students at NJIT are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Maryland Global Campus as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
The student loan default rate at UMGC is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. 45,251 students are part time.
Syracuse University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. 3,491 of Syracuse students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park. UMCP also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
Drexel University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Drexel also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Binghamton University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Binghamton University also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 0.7% of Binghamton University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. 1,855 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Penn State University Park also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Cornell excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UMBC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.1% of UMBC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,618 students take at least one class online at UMBC. 2,955 students are part time.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rutgers New Brunswick also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 of NYU students are attending part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Middle Atlantic Region non-traditional students studying Computer & Information Sciences that almost earned our Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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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