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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Manufacturing Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$39,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Manufacturing Engineering is the 447th most popular major in the country with 966 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 42 general manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general manufacturing engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general manufacturing engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general manufacturing 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 manufacturing engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The general manufacturing engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree general manufacturing engineering students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Manufacturing Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehigh, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing 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 Lehigh University are $27,130.

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#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #2 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s general manufacturing engineering students in 2019-2020.

NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey Institute of Technology are $33,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NJIT General Manufacturing Engineering Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’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 Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s general manufacturing engineering students in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. 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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