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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering & Applied Physics is the 448th most popular major in the country with 1,044 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 178 engineering & applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 engineering & applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering & applied physics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering & applied physics.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Del State

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Juniata College
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Juniata College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Juniata College

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Cornell Engineering & Applied Physics Report

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Westminster College Pennsylvania
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Westminster New Wilmington is located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Westminster College Pennsylvania

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 Engineering & Applied Physics at Fordham U

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Siena College
Loudonville, New York

Siena College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Siena College is a small school located in Loudonville, New York that handed out 15 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

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 more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Siena

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Columbia

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, 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 93%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at NYU

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Houghton College
Houghton, New York

Houghton College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Houghton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houghton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Houghton

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With a ranking of #10, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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LIU Post
Brookville, New York

LIU Post ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at LIU Post

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, 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 94%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Lehigh

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Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

Morgan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Morgan State

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

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 Engineering & Applied Physics at University at Buffalo

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, 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 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Carnegie Mellon University

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