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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

16 Colleges
2,406 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,658 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England 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

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Northeastern University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Northeastern not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region list.

The student loan default rate at Northeastern is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Wentworth Institute of Technology as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at WIT is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 737 students at WIT that take at least one class online. There are roughly 384 part time students in attendance at WIT.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region list, coming in at #8.

About 0.9% of UMass Amherst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region ranking.

About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,257 part time students in attendance at UCONN.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Boston U also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. 7,057 of Boston U students are attending part time.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region ranking.

About 0.8% of UMass Lowell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,042 of UMass Lowell students are exclusively distance learners. 5,980 of UMass Lowell students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of New Hampshire - Main Campus as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. There are roughly 1,355 part time students in attendance at UNH.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

About 1.5% of URI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. 2,982 students are part time.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

About 2.3% of UHart students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,149 of UHart students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,552 of the students at UHart are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Maine as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.7% of UMaine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,820 students at UMaine that take at least one class online. 3,614 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,486
Connecticut 430
New Hampshire 115
Rhode Island 120
Maine 98
Vermont 110

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