2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
7Colleges
925Bachelor's Degrees
$27,057Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 925 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, mechanical engineering is the #20 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 35,501 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in me. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Illinois Institute of Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering students. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Illinois Tech also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Illinois list, coming in at #1.
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. 1,354 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 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.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,007 part time students in attendance at UIUC.
Bradley University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 2,063 students at Bradley that take at least one class online. About 1,013 of the students at Bradley are attending part time.
Northern Illinois University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population. NIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Illinois list.
About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. About 4,345 of the students at NIU are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SIUC has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,629 part time students in attendance at SIUC.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population. SIUE not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Illinois list.
About 2.5% of SIUE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,500 students take at least one class online at SIUE. 3,603 of SIUE students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to ME
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
With 925 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, mechanical engineering is the #20 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 35,501 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
