2024 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #59 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 366 master's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Engineering in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general engineering.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Engineering

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

335 Annual Graduates

$86,533 Median Starting Salary

University of Maryland - College Park is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, engineering master's recipients usually make an average of $86,533 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

31 Annual Graduates

Morgan State University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Morgan State University

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	122
Pennsylvania	248	6
New Jersey	188	60

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	366

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	275
Systems Engineering	222
Biomedical Engineering	162
Mechanical Engineering	155
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	73
Chemical Engineering	60
Civil Engineering	58
Environmental Engineering	56
Robotics Engineering	42
Materials Engineering	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.