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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
498 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,034 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 498 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 353 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Engineering Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 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 #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon University General Engineering Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #4 spot in our “Best General 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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Read more about General Engineering at University at Buffalo

#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 18 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Morgan State

#5

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Thomas Jefferson University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Thomas Jefferson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Thomas Jefferson University

#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Rowan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Rowan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Rowan University

#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, RIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at RIT

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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.

Credits

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