2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 4,195 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 394 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,500 and $24,742 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,505 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,219 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rochester General Engineering Technology Report

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, Drexel has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering Technology at Drexel University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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