by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across Maryland, there were 787 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Princess Anne, Maryland, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland list. Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Frostburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Frostburg State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Naval Academy landed the #4 spot on the list. Annapolis is a small school located in Annapolis, Maryland that handed out 17 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at United States Naval Academy
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland ranking. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 381 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park General Engineering Report
Morgan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #6. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 42 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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