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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,056 people earned their degree in engineering technology, making the major the 196th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 390 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 214 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

NJIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NJIT is $12,853 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology 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 student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at NJIT

#2

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Rochester is $15,324 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Rochester Engineering Technology Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Temple also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,315 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Temple University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Temple University Engineering Technology Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Drexel University is $25,234 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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 88%.

Read more about Engineering Technology at Drexel University

#5

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Technology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

NYIT also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New York Institute of Technology is $18,094 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering technology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering Technology at New York Institute of Technology

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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

Footnotes

  • *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.

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