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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’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.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Glassboro, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree engineering students with aid list, Rowan has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’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.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree engineering students with aid list, Temple has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’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 Villanova University are $20,719.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 12 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’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 Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442.

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#7

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876.

Read more about General Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

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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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