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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 $0-$30k

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General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,147 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,507 and $21,746 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 $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

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 $0-$30k list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 353 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMCP has also earned the #1 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 UMCP are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Engineering Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 60 masters’s engineering degrees 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.

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#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 18 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #7 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 Morgan State are $17,339.

Full Morgan State General Engineering Report

#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 whose families make $0-$30k list, Rowan has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rowan University General Engineering Report

#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. 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.

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#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 $0-$30k list. RIT 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 $0-$30k 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 Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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