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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$135,821 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,913 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,685 and $23,649 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering technologies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 8 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Engineering Technologies Report

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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Stevens Institute of Technology

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at RPI

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Carnegie Mellon University Engineering Technologies Report

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Cornell University Engineering Technologies Report

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Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering tech degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.

Full Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Engineering Technologies Report

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Tech Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 266 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at NYU

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