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2021 Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

183 Colleges
16,470 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,597 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 16,470 people earned their bachelor's in electrical engineering, making the major the #31 most popular in the United States.

For this year's Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 183 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ee. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

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

Top 25 Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of California - Berkeley has taken the #1 spot in this year's electrical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. Georgia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. 21,273 students are part time.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, NJIT also did well on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

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. There are roughly 3,015 part time students in attendance at NJIT.

Full Electrical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

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Texas A&M University - College Station earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 of Texas A&M College Station students are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering ranking.

The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. 574 of Cornell students are attending part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at Cornell University Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Florida. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. UF excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. UT Austin also made our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Rutgers New Brunswick is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. USC also made our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list, coming in at #9.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 of USC students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #11 school in this year's rankings. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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North Carolina State University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh. NC State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

The student loan default rate at NC State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. About 7,732 of the students at NC State are attending part time.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 students are part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Virginia Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 19,796 students take at least one class online at Virginia Tech. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.

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Illinois Institute of Technology comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Illinois Tech also did well on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.8% of Illinois Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,752 students take at least one class online at Illinois Tech. About 1,354 of the students at Illinois Tech are attending part time.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.

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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. About 5,712 of the students at UIC are attending part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

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Oregon State University comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 students are part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at Oregon State University Report

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #20 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Michigan State also did well on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

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The #21 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering ranking.

About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 of UW Seattle students are attending part time.

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Northeastern University earned the #22 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Northeastern excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. 1,267 students are part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University Report

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Michigan Technological University earned the #23 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Michigan Tech excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering list.

The student loan default rate at Michigan Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 522 students take at least one class online at Michigan Tech. 724 students are part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Our rankings recognize Drexel University as the #24 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Electrical Engineering at Drexel University Report

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San Jose State University landed the #25 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

The student loan default rate at San Jose State is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University

Rest of the Top Schools for Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.

Rank College Location
28 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
29 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
30 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA
31 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
32 Washington State University Pullman, WA
33 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
34 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
35 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
36 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO

Electrical Engineering by Region

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Region
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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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