by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,904 people earned their degree in systems engineering, making the major the 160th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $89,736 and had an average of $21,799 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,008 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $103,408 and $26,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in systems engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in systems engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region systems engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Merchant Marine Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Kings Point, New York, and it awarded 36 ’s systems engineering 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.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 275 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 United States Military Academy. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in West Point, New York, this small public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified ’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full United States Military Academy Systems Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s systems engineering degrees to 206 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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. 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%.
Read more about Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 122 ’s systems engineering degrees 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at George Washington University
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 93 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergraduate 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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 81 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 13 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Systems Engineering at University of Maryland - Baltimore County
New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 7 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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 89%.
Drexel University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s systems engineering degrees to 10 students 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Systems Engineering Report
Syracuse University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 0 ’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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 full report on Systems Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Systems Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s systems engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Systems Engineering Report
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