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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,736 people earned their degree in engineering-related fields, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,404 and had an average of $26,200 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,427 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,863 and $26,940 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering-related fields program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The engineering-related fields school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Johns Hopkins is $2,084 for middle atlantic region engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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.
Read more about Engineering-Related Fields at Johns Hopkins University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 147 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $17,673 for Middle Atlantic Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GWU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full George Washington University Engineering-Related Fields Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
NJIT also took the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NJIT is $12,784 for Middle Atlantic Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 NJIT Engineering-Related Fields Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 166 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarkson, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,667 for middle atlantic region engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clarkson.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Clarkson Engineering-Related Fields Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $18,173 for Middle Atlantic Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 87%.
Full Temple Engineering-Related Fields Report
New York University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 266 ’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
NYU also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $23,582 for Middle Atlantic Region Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend New York University.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full NYU Engineering-Related Fields Report
Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 138 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevens also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,394 for middle atlantic region engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stevens Institute of Technology.
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 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%.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology Engineering-Related Fields Report
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend RIT is $28,322 for middle atlantic region engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
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 86%.
Read more about Engineering-Related Fields at RIT
With a ranking of #9, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 28 ’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Drexel University is $24,508 for middle atlantic region engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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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.
