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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 941 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 239th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,675 and had an average of $20,001 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 131 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Morgan State University is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,619 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students per year to attend Morgan State.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $18,194 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students per year to attend University at Buffalo.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lehigh University is $29,301 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia University in the City of New York is $23,306 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students.

The 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students list, Stevens has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $37,588 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students per year to attend Stevens.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students per year to attend Cornell.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $39,772 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students per year to attend New York University.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low 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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#8

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

Fordham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fordham U is $36,761 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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