2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Maryland (With Aid)

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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 Maryland, there were 821 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,350 and $20,606 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 371 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$95,739 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maryland - College Park 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$17,339 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State University are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Morgan State General Engineering Report

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

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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