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2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

4 Colleges
2,836 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,557 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseyEngineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 2,836 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 2.3% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Jersey

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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New Jersey Institute of Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's engineering ranking for non-traditional students. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark. NJIT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 3,018 students at NJIT that take at least one class online. About 3,015 of the students at NJIT are attending part time.

Read full report on Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. About 7,559 of the students at Rutgers New Brunswick are attending part time.

Read full report on Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rowan University. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New Jersey ranking.

About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. There are roughly 3,878 part time students in attendance at Rowan.

Read full report on Engineering at Rowan University

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The College of New Jersey landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. TCNJ also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. 570 students are part time.

Full Engineering at The College of New Jersey Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 6,617
New York 6,883
Maryland 2,311
Delaware 430
District of Columbia 378

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*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.

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