by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in trasportation engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in trasportation engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region transportation engineering students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools 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 is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. NJIT is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 12 ’s transportation engineering 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 4 ’s transportation engineering degrees 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 12 ’s transportation engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Transportation Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 0 ’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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