2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 802 people earned their degree in construction engineering, making the major the 242nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, construction engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,567 and had an average of $26,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 98 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in construction engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction 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 Construction Engineering 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 construction engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #1 spot on the list. ESF is a small school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 4 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF also took the #0 spot in our “Best Construction 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 ESF are $24,990.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s construction engineering students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction 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 Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

#3

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$103,078 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Construction Engineering Report

#4

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

Stevens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction 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 Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Stevens

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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