2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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3,755
Bachelor's Degrees
$33,587
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Mechanical Engineering is the #15 most popular major in California with 3,755 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 10.6% of all the me bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer a bachelor's in me. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best ME Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
Check out the me programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Berkeley tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 1,455 of the students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles. UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California list.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California State University Maritime Academy as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public school with a fairly small student population. Cal Maritime not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 222 students at Cal Maritime that take at least one class online. 73 students are part time.
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University of Southern California landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. USC also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California list, coming in at #4.
About 0.5% of USC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 students are part time.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 20,284 students at Cal Poly Pomona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,151 part time students in attendance at Cal Poly Pomona.
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San Jose State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. 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. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.
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Santa Clara University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. SCU also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. 1,240 of SCU students are attending part time.
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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,781 students at Cal State Fullerton that take at least one class online. 10,634 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - San Diego as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population. UCSD also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in California rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,222 students at UCSD that take at least one class online. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.
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