2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 20 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 the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Missouri University of Science and Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 2,726 students take at least one class online at Missouri University of Science and Technology. There are roughly 1,272 part time students in attendance at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Read full report on Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Iowa State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of Iowa State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.
Read full report on Engineering at Iowa State University
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.
Full Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Kansas State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a large student population. K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,181 students take at least one class online at K -State. There are roughly 3,739 part time students in attendance at K -State.
Read full report on Engineering at Kansas State University
Our rankings recognize University of Nebraska - Lincoln as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region rankings.
About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. 3,376 of UNL students are attending part time.
Full Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report
University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population. Mizzou also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 of Mizzou students are attending part time.
Read full report on Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Iowa earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City. Iowa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. About 5,055 of the students at Iowa are attending part time.
Full Engineering at University of Iowa Report
South Dakota State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at South Dakota State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. 3,375 students are part time.
Read full report on Engineering at South Dakota State University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best engineering schools for non-traditional students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 5,213 students take at least one class online at North Dakota State University. 2,437 students are part time.
Read full report on Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Kansas. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence. KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Engineering in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,364 students take at least one class online at KU. 4,657 students are part time.
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