You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering science degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon is $31,094 for Pennsylvania Engineering Science students whose families make $75-$110k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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