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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $30-$48k” 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $15,779 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 students.

Read more about General Engineering Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k 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 $14,508 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. TCNJ is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TCNJ also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TCNJ is $16,284 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,011 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, 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 93%.

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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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $24,361 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read full report on General Engineering Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Hofstra has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hofstra University is $30,662 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national 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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