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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$76,341 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region

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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 1,422 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 205th most popular in the United States. In , engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $76,473 and had an average of $21,804 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 424 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,341 and $17,083 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in the New England Region

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region list. Dartmouth College is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region list. Smith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 34 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2021-2022.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #3 spot on the list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 45 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major in the New England Region. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s 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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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