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

6 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,654 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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 93%.

Read full report on General Engineering Science at Rutgers New Brunswick

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 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 more than $110k list, Pitt has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $27,938 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Engineering Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the #3 spot on the list. The College of New Jersey 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 made our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for TCNJ is $27,541 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $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 yearly cost to attend Hofstra is $32,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students whose families make more than $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%.

Read more about General Engineering Science at Hofstra

#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also made our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Rochester is $29,522 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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

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#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $35,464 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students whose families make more than $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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Engineering Science at RPI

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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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