Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Structural Engineering Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s structural engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.