2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking looked at 29 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 Southwest 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
Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population. UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. 3,479 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Houston as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston. UH not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region list.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. About 13,663 of the students at UH are attending part time.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population. ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region rankings.
About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 students are part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Arlington. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 of UT Arlington students are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas Tech University. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas Tech also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. 7,077 of Texas Tech students are attending part time.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman. University of Oklahoma also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 1.2% of OSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,181 students at OSU that take at least one class online. 5,006 students are part time.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.
About 1.7% of New Mexico Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 519 students at New Mexico Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 360 part time students in attendance at New Mexico Tech.
Full Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report
Our rankings recognize Southern Methodist University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.1% of SMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 912 students at SMU are exclusively online. About 3,019 of the students at SMU are attending part time.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Southern Methodist University Report
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