by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 2,560 people earned their degree in pre-engineering, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 60 pre-engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in pre-engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their pre-engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The pre-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 Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 30 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Roxbury Community College is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 ’s pre-engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region. Massasoit Community College is a small school located in Brockton, Massachusetts that handed out 16 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bard College at Simon’s Rock. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region. Bard College at Simon’s Rock is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Anselm College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Providence College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Pre-Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 ’s pre-engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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