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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
1,028 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,141 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in me tech. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering technology 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 mechanical engineering technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering technology students. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,072 part time students in attendance at Ferris.

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2

Michigan Technological University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Michigan Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Michigan Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 522 students at Michigan Tech that take at least one class online. About 724 of the students at Michigan Tech are attending part time.

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Purdue University - Main Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Purdue also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

About 0.8% of Purdue students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.

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University of Dayton earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UDayton has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UDayton is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. There are roughly 1,171 part time students in attendance at UDayton.

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University of Toledo comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo. University of Toledo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. There are approximately 8,626 students at University of Toledo that take at least one class online. 3,535 students are part time.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana State University. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 3.6% of Indiana State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,947 students at Indiana State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,349 part time students in attendance at Indiana State.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis. IUPUI also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,671 part time students in attendance at IUPUI.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Our rankings recognize Central Michigan University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population. Central Michigan also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. 3,991 of Central Michigan students are attending part time.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Michigan University Report

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Eastern Michigan University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 8,247 students at Eastern Michigan that take at least one class online. About 5,430 of the students at Eastern Michigan are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SIUC has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. 2,629 students are part time.

Full Mechanical Engineering Technology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Mechanical Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students mechanical engineering technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 214
Ohio 188
Illinois 92
Indiana 457
Wisconsin 21

One of 18 majors within the Engineering Technologies area of study, Mechanical Engineering Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

References

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