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 “Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 472 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,575 and $24,541 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular other engineering programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree other engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 3 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 2.0%, 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a small school located in Utica, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 0 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other engineering degrees to 37 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Alfred University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Alfred, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other engineering 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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