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2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Physics is the 239th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $59,675 and had an average of $20,001 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 131 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering physics 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 engineering physics 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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Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornell University is $7,484 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 96%. The 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 Physics Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Columbia is $8,916 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 95%.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lehigh University is $14,080 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Lehigh University Engineering Physics Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,605 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University at Buffalo.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University at Buffalo Engineering Physics Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State also made our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Morgan State University is $14,297 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for New York University is $25,937 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full New York University Engineering Physics Report

#7

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Stevens Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hoboken, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $26,709 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stevens Institute of Technology.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Read more about Engineering Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology

#8

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

With a ranking of #8, Fordham University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,727 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fordham U.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Engineering Physics at Fordham U

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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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