by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,666 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,902 and $128,547 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Morgan State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Utica, New York, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #3 spot on the list. Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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. 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%.
Rowan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.6% 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 Johns Hopkins University
With a ranking of #8, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute General Engineering Report
Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #8, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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