2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in me. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The me school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best ME Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying me.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Michigan Technological University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton. Michigan Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.9% of Michigan Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 522 students take at least one class online at Michigan Tech. 724 of Michigan Tech students are attending part time.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population. U-M also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois Institute of Technology. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Illinois Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,752 students at Illinois Tech that take at least one class online. 1,354 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population. Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Purdue is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,239 students at Purdue that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,612 part time students in attendance at Purdue.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW - Madison not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
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Michigan State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
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University of Illinois at Chicago earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Dayton as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at UDayton is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. 1,171 of UDayton students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 17,465 students at UC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,255 part time students in attendance at UC.
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