Best College Values Publishes 50 Best Value Bachelor's in Engineering
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Best College Values (bestcollegevalues.com), a website that provides resources for prospective students seeking college level programs of study that provide excellent educational values, has just released a list of 50 Best Value Bachelor's in Engineering (http://www.bestcollegevalues.com/rankings/best-value-bachelors-in-engineering/), the latest in a series of rankings on the site.
The programs in this ranking were selected from a pool of nearly 200 schools which offer a reputably high quality of education according to U.S. News and World Report. All are regionally accredited while also holding specialized accreditation in engineering through the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the ABET. Ranking was determined by using a formula to compare tuition, return on investment, graduation rates, and cohort default rates--data gleaned from publicly available sources such as U.S. News & World Report and PayScale.
Placing first in the ranking is Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The University of California Berkeley, in Berkeley, California, ranks second, while Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, ranks third.
The complete list of colleges and universities in this ranking are listed below in alphabetical order:
Binghamton University SUNY - Vestal, New York
Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah
California Institute of Technology - Pasadena, California
Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Clarkson University - Potsdam, New York
Clemson University - Clemson, South Carolina
Colorado School of Mines - Golden, Colorado
Cornell University - Ithaca, New York
Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, Georgia
Illinois Institute of Technology - Chicago, Illinois
Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
Kansas State University - Manhattan, Kansas
Lehigh University - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Marquette University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan
Michigan Technological University - Houghton, Michigan
Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rolla Missouri
Northeastern University - Boston, Massachusetts
Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, New Jersey
San Diego State University - San Diego, California
Stony Brook University SUNY - Stony Brook, New York
Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas
Texas Tech University - Lubbock, Texas
University at Buffalo SUNY - Buffalo, New York
University of California - Berkeley, California
University of California - Davis, California
University of California - Irvine, California
University of California - Los Angeles, California
University of California - San Diego, California
University of California - Santa Barbara, California
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, Illinois
University of Maryland - Baltimore County
University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland
University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Massachusetts
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, California
University of Texas - Austin, Texas
University of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Virginia - Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Washington - Seattle, Washington
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, Tennessee
Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, Virginia
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester, Massachusetts
Site editor Brett Gershon says that engineering is known for being both highly profitable and personally fulfilling career path. "While engineering promises solid job security," adds Gershon, "it is still important that prospective students make informed decisions with regard to where to pursue their engineering degree. This Best Value ranking aims to make that choice simpler by selecting the most reputable programs according to objective data."
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