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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Engineering & Applied Physics is the 448th most popular major in the country with 994 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 169 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering and applied physics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Juniata College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students 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 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 32 bachelors’s applied physics 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 96%.
Full Cornell University Engineering & Applied Physics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small school located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees 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%.
Full Westminster New Wilmington Engineering & Applied Physics Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 19 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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Siena College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Loudonville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #8, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 1 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
New York University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s applied physics degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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.
Houghton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Houghton College is located in Houghton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees 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%.
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With a ranking of #10, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #10, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Morgan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Morgan State University Engineering & Applied Physics Report
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at University at Buffalo
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Carnegie Mellon
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