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2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

24 Colleges
$62,880 Avg Salary
$25,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Science School for You

Engineering Science is the #210 most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Middlesex County College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering science students. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for engineering science students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, engineering science graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hudson County Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Raritan Valley Community College is a great place for engineering science students. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, engineering science graduates from Hofstra take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $614.

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#6

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering science programs. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #7, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering science students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Mercer County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mercer County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

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Rockland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Suffern, Rockland Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Science Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 102
New York 72
Maryland 0
New Jersey 244

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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