2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Mechanical Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 1,791 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 35,501 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.0% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 10 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 Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Michigan Technological University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Michigan Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan list.
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 students are part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan ranking.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
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Michigan State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan ranking.
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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Oakland University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan list.
The student loan default rate at Oakland is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. There are roughly 4,372 part time students in attendance at Oakland.
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Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Dearborn as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 4,760 students at UM Dearborn that take at least one class online. About 3,050 of the students at UM Dearborn are attending part time.
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Wayne State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Wayne State also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at Wayne State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 13,128 students take at least one class online at Wayne State. There are roughly 6,948 part time students in attendance at Wayne State.
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Western Michigan University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WMU also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Michigan list, coming in at #9.
About 2.0% of WMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,416 students at WMU that take at least one class online. 5,241 of WMU students are attending part time.
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Central Michigan University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. There are roughly 3,991 part time students in attendance at Central Michigan.
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Saginaw Valley State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center.
The student loan default rate at Saginaw Valley State University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,022 students take at least one class online at Saginaw Valley State University. 1,582 of Saginaw Valley State University students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.
The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.
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