2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 257 people earned their degree in general engineering mechanics, making the major the 707th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering mechanics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering mechanics 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 general engineering mechanics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Engineering Mechanics 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 general engineering mechanics students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Full Penn State University Park General Engineering Mechanics Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon General Engineering Mechanics 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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