by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey” ranking.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across New Jersey, there were 225 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Cranford, New Jersey, and it awarded 54 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Union County College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Essex is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 23 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Located in Sewell, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Carneys Point, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 29 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Rowan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 58 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Ocean County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Ocean County College
New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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
Princeton University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Princeton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 0 ’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 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Jersey list. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology General Engineering Report
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