2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 7th in Maryland. In fact, 2,204 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 1.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Johns Hopkins University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Maryland that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Johns Hopkins also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in Maryland list, coming in at #1.
About 0.6% of Johns Hopkins students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. 14,794 of Johns Hopkins students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Maryland - College Park as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Maryland ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,841 part time students in attendance at UMCP.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population. UMBC also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Maryland rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMBC is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,618 students at UMBC that take at least one class online. About 2,955 of the students at UMBC are attending part time.
Morgan State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Morgan State also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 6.0%. Approximately 4,262 students take at least one class online at Morgan State. About 1,067 of the students at Morgan State are attending part time.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).