2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 17 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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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying engineering.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northeastern University has taken the #1 spot in this year's engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region list.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.
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University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCONN is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wentworth Institute of Technology. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at WIT is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 737 students at WIT that take at least one class online. About 384 of the students at WIT are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population. UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at UMass Lowell is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. About 5,980 of the students at UMass Lowell are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 5,820 students take at least one class online at UMaine. 3,614 of UMaine students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Massachusetts Maritime Academy as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Maritime is a small public school located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay.
About 1.0% of Maritime students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 99 students at Maritime that take at least one class online. About 35 of the students at Maritime are attending part time.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. 1,355 students are part time.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
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University of Hartford landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 2.3% of UHart students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,149 of UHart students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,552 part time students in attendance at UHart.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 5,504 students at URI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,982 part time students in attendance at URI.
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