by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Trasportation Engineering is the 914th most popular major in the country with 131 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 trasportation engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in trasportation engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in trasportation engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 4 masters’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s transportation engineering degrees to 8 students 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.
Read more about Trasportation Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s transportation engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Trasportation Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s transportation engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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.
Read full report on Trasportation Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Read full report on Trasportation Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major ranking. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 14 masters’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
University of California - Davis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Trasportation Engineering at University of California - Davis
New York University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major ranking. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major ranking. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s transportation engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 0 masters’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Catholic University of America came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major ranking. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 0 masters’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Catholic University of America Trasportation Engineering Report
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