by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 192,474 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In , engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,641 and had an average of $23,252 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 32,195 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,230 and $24,848 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,217 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 85 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 38 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Engineering at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Union County College is a medium-sized school located in Cranford, New Jersey that handed out 56 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 32 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 92 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 70 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering at Raritan Valley Community College
Essex County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 23 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Sewell, New Jersey. It awarded 33 associates’s 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%.
Middlesex County College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 33 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
College of Southern Maryland landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. College of Southern Maryland is a small school located in La Plata, Maryland that handed out 48 associates’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%.
Monroe Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Hudson Valley Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Orange County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Orange County Community College is located in Middletown, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Engineering at Orange County Community College
Hostos Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hostos Community College is a small school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 18 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering at Montgomery County Community College
Cecil College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in North East, Maryland, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Anne Arundel Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Arnold, Maryland, and it awarded 30 associates’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mercer County Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering at Mercer County Community College
Delaware County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Salem Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salem Community College is located in Carneys Point, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Utica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
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Dutchess Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Dutchess Community College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Harford Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Bel Air, Maryland, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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With a ranking of #24, Rockland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rockland Community College is located in Suffern, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Onondaga Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
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