2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 217 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,288 and $24,807 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$19,706 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Jersey Institute of Technology is $19,706 for New Jersey Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Read more about General Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$25,454 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan is $25,454 for New Jersey Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students with aid.

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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.

Credits

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

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