2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in Pennsylvania

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In 2019-2020, 1,668 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,800 and had an average of $20,111 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 52 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,600 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering science 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Science in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering Science at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 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 Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 36 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. 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 Engineering Science 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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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