by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 21,388 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,272 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,469 and $25,042 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,282 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in civil engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Riverdale, New York. It awarded 89 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Johnstown is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 197 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Clarkson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Clarkson University
Lafayette College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Easton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
United States Military Academy ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in West Point, New York, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
With a ranking of #10, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 62 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Civil Engineering Report
Bucknell University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of the District of Columbia ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Civil Engineering at University of the District of Columbia
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Lehigh University is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 46 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #14, Catholic University of America did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at Catholic University of America
York College of Pennsylvania ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. YCP is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #16, The College of New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at The College of New Jersey
University at Buffalo landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 131 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Rowan University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s civil eng degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The City College of New York ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The City College of New York is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Widener University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Villanova University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Villanova University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Princeton University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Civil Eng Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 127 bachelors’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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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