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

12 Colleges
1,035 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,570 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

This year's Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in civil eng. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil 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 civil 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 Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Missouri University of Science and Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional civil engineering students. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 2,726 students take at least one class online at Missouri University of Science and Technology. There are roughly 1,272 part time students in attendance at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

2

Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln. UNL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region list.

About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Dakota State University - Main Campus. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo. North Dakota State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. 2,437 of North Dakota State University students are attending part time.

Full Civil Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Our rankings recognize University of Iowa as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.

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University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Civil 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. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

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South Dakota State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population. South Dakota State also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at South Dakota State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,503 students take at least one class online at South Dakota State. 3,375 of South Dakota State students are attending part time.

Full Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University Report

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University of Minnesota - Duluth earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 4,332 students at UMN Duluth that take at least one class online. 1,623 students are part time.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,364 students at KU that take at least one class online. 4,657 students are part time.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Kansas Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 234
Minnesota 152
Iowa 185
Kansas 106
Nebraska 100
North Dakota 114
South Dakota 78

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 12 schools only.

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