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2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

11 Colleges
5,163 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,117 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganIn <nil>, engineering students earned 5,163 bachelor's degrees from a Michigan school, making the subject the 3rd in the state. This means that of the 125,469 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.1% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying engineering.

Top 10 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan Technological University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton. Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Michigan list.

About 0.9% of Michigan Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 522 students take at least one class online at Michigan Tech. About 724 of the students at Michigan Tech are attending part time.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Michigan ranking.

About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Michigan list.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Wayne State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit. Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Michigan list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 of Wayne State students are attending part time.

Full Engineering at Wayne State University Report

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Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WMU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Michigan ranking.

About 2.0% of WMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. About 5,241 of the students at WMU are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Michigan - Dearborn. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UM Dearborn also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in Michigan list, coming in at #8.

About 0.9% of UM Dearborn students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,760 students at UM Dearborn that take at least one class online. 3,050 of UM Dearborn students are attending part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oakland University. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at Oakland is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. 4,372 students are part time.

Full Engineering at Oakland University Report

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

The student loan default rate at Ferris is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,072 part time students in attendance at Ferris.

Full Engineering at Ferris State University Report

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Our rankings recognize Grand Valley State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.

Full Engineering at Grand Valley State University Report

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Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI

Our rankings recognize Saginaw Valley State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Saginaw Valley State University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,022 students at Saginaw Valley State University that take at least one class online. About 1,582 of the students at Saginaw Valley State University are attending part time.

Full Engineering at Saginaw Valley State University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 6,088
Illinois 3,938
Indiana 3,730
Wisconsin 2,633

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*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

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