2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 14 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 the Rocky Mountains 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
University of Utah has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. U of U also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. BYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 0.4% of BYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. There are roughly 4,504 part time students in attendance at BYU.
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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 1.1% of CU - Boulder students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 students are part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. About 9,631 of the students at Colorado State are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at BYU - I is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. 26,387 students are part time.
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University of Wyoming earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie. UW also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. 2,493 of UW students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. 4,071 of UCCS students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Utah State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 13,751 students at USU that take at least one class online. 9,734 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver. CU Anschutz also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. 11,636 of CU Anschutz students are attending part time.
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University of Idaho comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow. U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 1.2% of U of I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,845 students at U of I that take at least one class online. 3,189 students are part time.
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