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2021 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

36 Colleges
3,356 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,371 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

For this year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a bachelor's in civil eng. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil 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 civil engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional civil engineering students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 19,058 students at Georgia Tech are exclusively online. About 21,273 of the students at Georgia Tech are attending part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. 2,831 students are part time.

Full Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech Report

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina State University. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. There are roughly 7,732 part time students in attendance at NC State.

Full Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population. Clemson also made our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 11,161 students at Clemson that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,412 part time students in attendance at Clemson.

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University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best civil engineering schools for non-traditional students. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. 23,575 of UCF students are attending part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida International University. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

The student loan default rate at FIU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Auburn University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn. Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region list.

About 0.5% of Auburn students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,718 students take at least one class online at Auburn. There are roughly 5,257 part time students in attendance at Auburn.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,938 part time students in attendance at USF Tampa.

Full Civil Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students civil engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 878
Georgia 338
Tennessee 253
North Carolina 305
Virginia 450
South Carolina 229
Kentucky 162
Alabama 384
Louisiana 215
Mississippi 172
Arkansas 101
West Virginia 102

Civil 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 25 schools only.

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