by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 494 people earned their degree in applied engineering, making the major the 755th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 286 applied engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their applied engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree applied engineering students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Millersville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied engineering degrees to 51 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s applied engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major. Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is a small school located in Chillicothe, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Southern Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. OHIO Southern is a small public school situated in Ironton, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s applied engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Eastern Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major list. OHIO Eastern is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s applied engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major. Lancaster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus Applied Engineering Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Zanesville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s applied engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Applied Engineering Report
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