2024 Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Engineering-Related Fields is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #46 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 160 master's degrees in engineering-related fields to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering-related fields students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering-related fields students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering-related fields students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering-related fields related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering-Related Fields in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering-related fields.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Engineering-Related Fields

1

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

21 Annual Graduates

$86,372 Median Starting Salary

Drexel University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering-related fields. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Those engineering-related fields students who get their master's degree from Drexel University receive $12,726 more than the standard engineering-related fields grad.

More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Drexel University

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in engineering-related fields needs to look into Temple University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering-related fields from Temple University

Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	377
Maryland	193	84
New Jersey	188	233
District of Columbia	154	122

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Engineering-Related Fields Related Rankings by Major

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Engineering-Related Fields Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering	94
Engineering Design	54
Other Engineering-Related Fields	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering Technology	159
General Engineering Technology	42
Quality Control Technology	24
Nanotechnology	24
Industrial Production Technology	12
Construction Engineering Technology	11
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	10
Environmental Control Technology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.