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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,415 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 491 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general materials 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 Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 27 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 28 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Cornell University General Materials Engineering Report
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Full University of Maryland - College Park General Materials Engineering Report
University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pennsylvania General Materials Engineering Report
Johns Hopkins University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
University at Buffalo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Materials Processing and Manufacturing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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