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2023 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
433 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering Technology is the 156th most popular major in the country with 4,676 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 433 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,246 and $24,448 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region engineering tech students list, Edinboro has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Edinboro is $16,363 for middle atlantic region engineering tech students.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Temple University is $23,888 for middle atlantic region engineering tech students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Temple University General Engineering Technology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 221 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for New Jersey Institute of Technology is $18,582 for middle atlantic region engineering tech students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full New Jersey Institute of Technology General Engineering Technology Report

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New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

NYIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,600 for middle atlantic region engineering tech students per year to attend New York Institute of Technology.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NYIT General Engineering Technology Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 ’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Drexel also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drexel University is $35,963 for Middle Atlantic Region Engineering Tech students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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