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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado

5 Colleges
925 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,178 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in ColoradoOut of the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked 9th in Colorado. In fact, 925 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 35,501 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado ranking analyzed 5 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 Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Colorado Boulder tops the 2021 list of our schools in Colorado that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population. CU - Boulder also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

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 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. Colorado State also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs. UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Colorado list.

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. About 4,071 of the students at UCCS are attending part time.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population. CU Anschutz not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Colorado list.

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. There are roughly 11,636 part time students in attendance at CU Anschutz.

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University of Denver comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Colorado ranking.

The student loan default rate at DU is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 3,512 of DU students are exclusively distance learners. 5,249 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 548
Idaho 296
Montana 191
Wyoming 57

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mechanical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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