2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in New Jersey

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 963 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,383 and $23,574 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$38,876 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Stevens also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stevens Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$33,744 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. NJIT is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 2 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#3

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Princeton University

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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