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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$37,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

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In 2019-2020, 941 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 239th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 77 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UMaine.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make more than $110k list, UNH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $29,392 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Brown University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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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#5

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #5 spot on the list. Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.

Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $33,574 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Dartmouth.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Tufts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts University is $30,744 for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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