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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #1 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 $75-$110k 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 estimated yearly cost for University of Rochester is $29,342 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 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.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $26,914 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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.

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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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees 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 yearly cost to attend Pitt is $28,358 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. RPI is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend RPI is $34,046 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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#5

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
#5 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #5 spot on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school situated in Ewing, New Jersey. It awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

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 yearly cost to attend TCNJ is $31,462 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

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#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Hofstra is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 23 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hofstra University is $34,800 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

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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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