by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New Jersey, there were 252 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $10,750 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union County College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey. Union County College is a medium-sized school located in Cranford, New Jersey that handed out 75 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey. Sewell, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey. Brookdale Community College is a public institution located in Lincroft, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ocean County College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Toms River, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Cumberland County College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. Cumberland County College is a small public school situated in Vineland, New Jersey. It awarded 5 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Cumberland County College
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Salem Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #8. Salem County College is a small school located in Carneys Point, New Jersey that handed out 4 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Atlantic Cape Community College
With a ranking of #11, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Princeton University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in New Jersey ranking. Princeton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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