by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Trasportation Engineering is the 914th most popular major in the country with 131 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 55 trasportation engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 trasportation engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in trasportation engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their trasportation engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree transportation engineering students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 doctorate’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Trasportation Engineering at Morgan State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s transportation engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Trasportation Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s transportation engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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%.
Read full report on Trasportation Engineering at New York University
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