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2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$36,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,874 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 476 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 242 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the software engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree computer software engineering students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Villanova also took the #3 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Villanova Software Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 11 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744.

Full NJIT Software Engineering Report

#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Stevens also took the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Stevens

#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Monmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth University are $28,586.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Monmouth

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 117 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

RIT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RIT Software Engineering Report

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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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