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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
389 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Science, Technology & Society is the 225th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science, technology and society programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school. 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown University is $8,678 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 University

#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 $30-$48k. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell is $7,518 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 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%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Cornell

#3

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 268 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $5,539 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 more about Science, Technology & Society at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon University is $13,782 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

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

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Vassar College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Vassar did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vassar College is $6,080 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Vassar College Science, Technology & Society Report

#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $24,361 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend RPI.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at RPI

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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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