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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
1,604 Degrees Awarded
$8,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 31,375 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,476 and $24,844 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,604 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $4,030 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Monroe Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $4,716 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Monroe Community College.

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#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #3 spot on the list. CSI is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, CSI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSI is $3,109 for middle atlantic region associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Francis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loretto, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Saint Francis has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,504 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Francis.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

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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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