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Other Engineering-Related Fields is the 897th most popular major in the country with 138 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering-related fields 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-related fields 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for other engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #1 spot on the list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other engineering-related fields degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Chico State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Chico State is $11,754 for other engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Chico Other Engineering-Related Fields Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 1 ’s other engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also made our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson is $13,744 for Other Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s other engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our other engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $27,427 for other engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
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.
Read full report on Other Engineering-Related Fields at SMU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 68 ’s other engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Art Center College of Design did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Art Center College of Design is $40,209 for other engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Art Center College of Design Other Engineering-Related Fields Report
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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
- *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.
