2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering-Related Fields (Income $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 Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Engineering-Related Fields is the 865th most popular major in the country with 167 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 other engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering-related fields 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 other engineering-related fields program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other engineering-related fields school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other engineering-related fields students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering-Related Fields (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s other engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

Full Southern Methodist University Other Engineering-Related Fields Report

#2

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California

#1 in overall quality

$49,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Art Center College of Design, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Art Center College of Design are $49,090, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Engineering-Related Fields at Art Center College of Design

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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