by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 303 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in other engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Robert Morris University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania. Robert Morris University is a small school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 89 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania. YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. 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.
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 0.7% 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 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 ’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Gannon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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