2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$24,900
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Engineering is the 177th most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $75,713 and had an average of $25,106 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 472 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,575 and $24,541 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other engineering programs, but they also cost less that 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Other Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Utica, New York, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Poly also made our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute is $14,133 for middle atlantic region other engineering students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Engineering at SUNY Poly
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. York College of Pennsylvania is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
YCP also made our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for York College of Pennsylvania is $22,233 for Middle Atlantic Region Other Engineering students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full York College of Pennsylvania Other Engineering Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified ’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region other engineering students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,119 for middle atlantic region other engineering students per year to attend Stony Brook University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Stony Brook University Other Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 44 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $18,048 for middle atlantic region other engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UMCP Other Engineering Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 26 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is $27,058 for middle atlantic region other engineering students.
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%.
Read more about Other Engineering at Pitt
Clarkson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 20 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarkson also made our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Clarkson University is $29,522 for Middle Atlantic Region Other Engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Clarkson University Other Engineering Report
Alfred University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alfred is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 21 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Alfred also made our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Alfred is $22,685 for Middle Atlantic Region Other Engineering students.
Full Alfred University Other Engineering Report
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other engineering degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carnegie Mellon is $36,775 for Middle Atlantic Region Other Engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Engineering at Carnegie Mellon
Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
Stevens also made our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Stevens is $37,211 for Middle Atlantic Region Other Engineering students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on Other Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #10, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region other engineering students list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UPenn is $25,046 for Middle Atlantic Region Other Engineering students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full UPenn Other Engineering Report