2021 Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in chem eng. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's chemical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
Full Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Austin has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. About 3,479 of the students at UT Austin are attending part time.
Full Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report
Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, OSU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at OSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,181 students take at least one class online at OSU. There are roughly 5,006 part time students in attendance at OSU.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population. ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 students are part time.
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Lamar University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best chemical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Lamar University is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 9,710 of Lamar University students are exclusively distance learners. 10,969 of Lamar University students are attending part time.
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University of Arizona earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Houston as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Tulsa as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. University of Tulsa also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Chemical Engineering in the Southwest Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at University of Tulsa is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,409 students at University of Tulsa that take at least one class online. About 424 of the students at University of Tulsa are attending part time.
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