2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 the Middle Atlantic Region
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
SUNY Maritime College has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. SUNY Maritime College is a small public school located in the large city of Throggs Neck. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Maritime College, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 479 students at SUNY Maritime College that take at least one class online. 177 of SUNY Maritime College students are attending part time.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.
The student loan default rate at NJIT is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,018 students take at least one class online at NJIT. 3,015 of NJIT students are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cornell has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.4% of Cornell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.
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Drexel University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. 5,829 of Drexel students are attending part time.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.6% of Johns Hopkins students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. 14,794 students are part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the city of University Park.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
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Rochester Institute of Technology earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 0.8% of RIT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,961 students at RIT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,867 part time students in attendance at RIT.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park. UMCP not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 students are part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Stony Brook University. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 14,521 students take at least one class online at SUNY Stony Brook. 4,151 of SUNY Stony Brook students are attending part time.
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