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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
368 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,359 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,040 and $32,447 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 368 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering-related fields programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

#1

Excelsior University

Albany, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior University landed the #1 spot on the list. Excelsior University is a large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 111 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Excelsior University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

Full Excelsior University Engineering-Related Fields Report

#2

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Canton. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Canton, New York, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton also took the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Canton is $13,864 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at SUNY Canton

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

RIT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rochester Institute of Technology is $33,167 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rochester Institute of Technology Engineering-Related Fields Report

#4

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. NYIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New York Institute of Technology is $21,427 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at NYIT

#5

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 67 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarkson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clarkson is $29,015 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Clarkson University Engineering-Related Fields Report

#6

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 26 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stevens Institute of Technology is $37,588 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering-Related Fields students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NYU is $39,772 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full New York University Engineering-Related Fields Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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