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2021 Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges
1,688 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,221 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in chem eng. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemical engineering 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 chemical engineering 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 Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the chem eng programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Cornell University has taken the #1 spot in this year's chemical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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

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Johns Hopkins University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins also made our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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

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New Jersey Institute of Technology comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the small city of University Park. Penn State University Park not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

About 0.0% of Penn State University Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All students are part time.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 0.9% of Drexel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. 5,829 students are part time.

Full Chemical Engineering at Drexel University Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Villanova University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. 2,678 students are part time.

Full Chemical Engineering at Villanova University Report

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Our rankings recognize Columbia University in the City of New York as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. There are roughly 4,854 part time students in attendance at Columbia.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Pitt is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. 6,672 of Pitt students are attending part time.

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University of Delaware comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

About 0.9% of UD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,666 students at UD that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,486 part time students in attendance at UD.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 564
Pennsylvania 630
Maryland 192
New Jersey 286
Delaware 75
District of Columbia 22

Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.

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