2021 Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
6Colleges
826Bachelor's Degrees
$29,625Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The ce school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best CE Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
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Featured Computer Engineering Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
With a software engineering degree, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and principles – a systematic approach used to develop software on time, on budget and within specifications – throughout your online college classes at SNHU.
Missouri University of Science and Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional computer engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla. Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at Missouri University of Science and Technology is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,726 students at Missouri University of Science and Technology that take at least one class online. About 1,272 of the students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are attending part time.
Iowa State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. 3,155 of Iowa State students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population. UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 students are part time.
University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. There are roughly 5,276 part time students in attendance at Mizzou.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,376 part time students in attendance at UNL.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wichita State University. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population. WSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 5,338 students take at least one class online at WSU. 5,241 of WSU students are attending part time.
Computer Engineering Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
References
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).
