2023 Most Focused Colleges for Pre-Engineering in Pennsylvania
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Pre-Engineering is the 284th most popular major in the country with 2,437 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 3 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pre-engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania pre-engineering students.
Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Pre-Engineering in Pennsylvania
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Luzerne County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Luzerne County Community College is a public institution located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Luzerne County Community College Pre-Engineering Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumann University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Aston, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pre-Engineering at Neumann
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursinus College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Pre-Engineering at Ursinus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Juniata Pre-Engineering Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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