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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

90 Ranked Colleges
2,826 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,826 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 90 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Dartmouth College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 165 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Dartmouth College General Engineering Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Los Angeles General Engineering Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 46 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Engineering Report

#4

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 59 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Platteville are $18,226, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at UW - Platteville

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fresno are $17,581, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Fresno State

University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 72 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#7

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 32 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana Tech General Engineering Report

University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at University of California - Riverside

#9

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#9 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Berkeley General Engineering Report

#12

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #12. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of West Florida are $24,894, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at UWF

#13

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #13. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 265 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

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#14

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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 master’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMCP has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Michigan Technological University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Michigan Tech is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.

Read full report on General Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#17

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 3 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

#19

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese are $16,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#20

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 19 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#21

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 73 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #22. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#23

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

Grand Valley State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GVSU General Engineering Report

#24

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

San Jose State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, San Jose State has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State University are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Jose State General Engineering Report

#15 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNL also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.

Full UNL General Engineering 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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