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

39 Colleges
3,148 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,264 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

For this year's Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ee. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electrical 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 Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's electrical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. Georgia Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region list.

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. There are roughly 21,273 part time students in attendance at Georgia Tech.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population. UF not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region 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. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.

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The #3 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 very large student population. NC State also made our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.

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. 7,732 students are part time.

Full Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

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 students are part time.

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University of Central Florida earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando. UCF not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region list.

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

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population. USF Tampa also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. 13,938 of USF Tampa students are attending part time.

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

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

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best electrical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population. Clemson also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Clemson is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,161 students take at least one class online at Clemson. About 3,412 of the students at Clemson are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 871
Georgia 394
Tennessee 191
North Carolina 326
Virginia 422
South Carolina 168
Kentucky 137
Alabama 341
Louisiana 164
Mississippi 117
Arkansas 135
West Virginia 89

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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