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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in New York

14 Ranked Colleges
710 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Master's in New York

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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 York, there were 3,058 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,672 and $22,612 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 710 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 51 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University at Buffalo

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Mechanical Engineering Report

#4

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York list. CCNY is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree me students list, CCNY has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832.

Full The City College of New York Mechanical Engineering Report

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 70 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York

Manhattan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Located in Riverdale, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Manhattan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan College are $20,102.

Full Manhattan Mechanical Engineering Report

#7

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#14 in overall quality

New York Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYIT, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Institute of Technology are $25,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

Clarkson University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Potsdam, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson University are $34,232.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University

#9

New York University

New York, New York

With a ranking of #9, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

Full Syracuse Mechanical Engineering Report

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 146 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 88 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

#13

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

University of Rochester landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 17 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Rochester

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #14. RPI is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 33 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mechanical 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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