2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
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6,339Bachelor's Degrees
$36,552Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 6,339 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 125,469 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 5.1% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking looked at 9 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 Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Pennsylvania that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Located in the city of University Park, Penn State University Park is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
Drexel University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Pennsylvania list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh. Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Pennsylvania list.
The student loan default rate at Pitt is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,643 students at Pitt that take at least one class online. 6,672 of Pitt students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Villanova University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Villanova has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Pennsylvania ranking.
About 0.3% of Villanova students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,551 of Villanova students are exclusively distance learners. 2,678 of Villanova students are attending part time.
Widener University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 1,310 students at Widener are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,581 part time students in attendance at Widener.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wilkes University. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.5% of Wilkes students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,863 students at Wilkes are exclusively online. About 2,749 of the students at Wilkes are attending part time.
Gannon University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Gannon is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 853 students at Gannon that take at least one class online. 932 of Gannon students are attending part time.
Temple University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. There are roughly 4,634 part time students in attendance at Temple.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.9% of Ship students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 390 students at Ship are exclusively online. About 1,063 of the students at Ship 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).
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