by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 493 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,911 and $24,603 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 111 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 30 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Delaware County Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Community College of Philadelphia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Northampton County Area Community College
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bucks County Community College General Engineering Report
Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. LCCC is located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Lehigh Carbon Community College
Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Butler County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Butler, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Butler County Community College
With a ranking of #8, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Luzerne County Community College
Community College of Beaver County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. CCBC is a small school located in Monaca, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Reading Area Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Reading Area Community College General Engineering Report
Widener University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Geneva College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Geneva College is a small school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that handed out 50 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Manor College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Manor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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