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

13 Colleges
1,704 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,912 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Industrial Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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

This year's Best Industrial Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in ie. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 10 Best Industrial 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 industrial engineering students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population. Georgia Tech also made our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 19,058 of Georgia Tech students are exclusively distance learners. 21,273 students are part time.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Our rankings recognize Virginia Tech as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,831 part time students in attendance at Virginia Tech.

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North Carolina State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NC State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 1.0% of NC State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,732 part time students in attendance at NC State.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Clemson University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson. Clemson also made our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.

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. There are roughly 3,412 part time students in attendance at Clemson.

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Our rankings recognize Auburn University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population. Auburn also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Auburn is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,718 students take at least one class online at Auburn. 5,257 of Auburn students are attending part time.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best industrial engineering schools for non-traditional students. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 1.1% of UT Knoxville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. About 3,889 of the students at UT Knoxville are attending part time.

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West Virginia University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.9%. Approximately 11,100 students take at least one class online at WVU. About 3,190 of the students at WVU are attending part time.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Industrial Engineering in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 7,899 students take at least one class online at U Miami. 1,358 students are part time.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Our rankings recognize Mississippi State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,015 students take at least one class online at Mississippi State. About 4,224 of the students at Mississippi State are attending part time.

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University of Central Florida comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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. There are roughly 23,575 part time students in attendance at UCF.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Industrial Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 278
Georgia 338
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 142
Virginia 215
South Carolina 191
Kentucky 36
Alabama 163
Louisiana 68
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 63
West Virginia 126

Industrial Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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