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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering Science is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 372 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Rochester has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Rochester is $15,324 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 92%, 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $13,545 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is $20,075 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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#4

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The College of New Jersey is located in Ewing, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

TCNJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The College of New Jersey is $11,445 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 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 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RPI is $22,662 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.5% 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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#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#6 in overall quality

Hofstra University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also made our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $27,616 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hofstra University.

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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