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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
199 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 174th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $75,379 and had an average of $28,015 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 373 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,600 and $24,188 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 199 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students list, YCP has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend YCP is $20,652 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read more about Other Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania

#2

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Robert Morris University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

RMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $26,839 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students per year to attend RMU.

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#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students per year to attend UMCP.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Other Engineering Report

#4

Alfred University

Alfred, New York
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Alfred, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students list, Alfred has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alfred University is $20,420 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

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#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lehigh University is $29,301 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $37,588 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students per year to attend Stevens Institute of Technology.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low 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%.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

#4 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $23,306 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students per year to attend Columbia.

The 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 student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Columbia Other Engineering Report

#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon University is $34,508 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Pennsylvania is $25,802 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other engineering students.

The 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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