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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
389 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 469 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,467 and $41,850 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 389 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in science, technology and society. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society 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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgetown is $5,248 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Georgetown

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell University is $7,484 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

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#3

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a fairly large school located in Farmingdale, New York that handed out 268 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $3,469 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

#4

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vassar College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Vassar College is a small school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 20 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Vassar also took the #5 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vassar College is $8,186 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low 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%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Vassar College

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $12,542 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Carnegie Mellon.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Carnegie Mellon University

#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $0-$30k list, RPI has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is $22,662 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

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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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