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

6 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,668 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 372 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,933 and $25,879 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 engineering science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

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 list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering science degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,654 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students per year to attend Rutgers University - 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#1

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students list, TCNJ has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The College of New Jersey is $27,541 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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#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. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt is $27,938 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hofstra University is $32,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students.

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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#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RPI is $35,464 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering science students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#1 in overall quality

University of Rochester came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $29,522 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Science students per year to attend University of Rochester.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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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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