2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
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General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
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.
For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general 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 general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 41 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering students list, Rowan has also earned the #3 rank 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 Rowan University are $15,787.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMCP 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.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering students list, UMCP has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Morgan State is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Morgan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General 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 Morgan State are $17,339.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University also took the #6 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 Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
RIT also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442.
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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%.
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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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