2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Structural Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Structural Engineering is the 673rd most popular major in the country with 332 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 42 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 structural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,902 and $128,547 respectively.
The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their structural engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The structural engineering 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Structural Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Structural Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Structural Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Top 1 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Structural Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Structural Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s structural engineering students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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