2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado
6Colleges
3,164Bachelor's Degrees
$33,135Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 3,164 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.5% of all the engineering bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado ranking, we looked at 6 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 Colorado
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
University of Colorado Boulder tops the 2021 list of our schools in Colorado that are best for non-traditional engineering students. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Colorado rankings.
About 1.1% of CU - Boulder students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. About 7,631 of the students at CU - Boulder are attending part time.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in Colorado list.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 of Colorado State students are attending part time.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver. CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Colorado rankings.
The student loan default rate at CU Anschutz is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. About 11,636 of the students at CU Anschutz are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Denver as the #4 school in this year's rankings. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Colorado ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 3,512 students at DU are exclusively online. 5,249 students are part time.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCCS also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Colorado rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCCS is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,485 students at UCCS that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,071 part time students in attendance at UCCS.
Colorado State University - Pueblo earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in Colorado rankings.
The student loan default rate at Colorado State University - Pueblo is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,048 students take at least one class online at Colorado State University - Pueblo. 3,072 of Colorado State University - Pueblo students 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).
Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 3,164 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.5% of all the engineering bachelor's degrees in the country.
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