by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 60 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18,158 bachelor's degrees in engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
It is hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Cornell University
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in engineering needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Johns Hopkins University
Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in engineering. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology
UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Pennsylvania
Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Maryland - College Park
Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Lehigh University
Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Villanova University
Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology
Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Here are some additional great schools for Engineering students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 14 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ |
| 15 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 16 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 17 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 18 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 19 | Clarkson University | Potsdam, NY |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 37 | 6,617 |
| New York | 37 | 6,883 |
| New Jersey | 34 | 2,740 |
| Maryland | 33 | 2,311 |
| Delaware | 30 | 430 |
| District of Columbia | 28 | 378 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 5,059 |
| Electrical Engineering | 2,301 |
| Civil Engineering | 2,070 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1,707 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1,531 |
| Computer Engineering | 1,432 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 680 |
| Industrial Engineering | 582 |
| General Engineering | 454 |
| Environmental Engineering | 367 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 21,320 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 5,804 |
| Physical Sciences | 4,970 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 2,872 |
| Engineering Technologies | 2,691 |
| Architecture & Related Services | 1,922 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 1,902 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 244 |
| Science Technologies / Technicians | 71 |
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