2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,034 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 964 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$6,492 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,492 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Monroe Community College.

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#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

#2 in overall quality

$5,436 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. College of Staten Island CUNY is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

CSI also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSI is $5,436 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Engineering at CSI

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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