by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,406 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,515 and $24,555 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 711 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technologies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering technologies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree engineering tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 166 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Engineering Technologies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 57 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Pittsburgh Technical College Engineering Technologies Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 51 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Point Park University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
DeVry University - Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Engineering Technologies Report
California University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. California University of Pennsylvania is located in California, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #11. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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Wilkes University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Clarion University is a small public school situated in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
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Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #14. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Scranton ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #16. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 159 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school situated in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Engineering Technologies Report
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 104 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University
With a ranking of #16, Grove City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in Pennsylvania list. Grove City College is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
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