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 fairly large public school located in the midsize 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. About 7,185 of the students at U of U are attending part time.
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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.
The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. 4,504 students are part time.
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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 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.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the medium-sized 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.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
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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 fairly large student population.
About 1.0% of BYU - I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. 26,387 students are part time.
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University of Wyoming earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW is a 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 students are 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 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%. There are approximately 4,485 students at UCCS that take at least one class online. 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 city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at USU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. 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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver. CU Anschutz also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 0.9% of CU Anschutz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. 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 fairly large public school located in the 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. Approximately 3,845 students take at least one class online at U of I. 3,189 of U of I students are attending part time.
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