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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 385 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 165 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other engineering degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

Maritime not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Maritime is $6,235 for new england region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Massachusetts Maritime Academy Other Engineering Report

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern is $10,239 for new england region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 9 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UHart is $25,767 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full UHart Other Engineering Report

#4

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, JWU Providence has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Providence is $23,529 for new england region bachelor’s degree other engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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.

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