2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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In 2019-2020, 2,900 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 174th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $75,379 and had an average of $28,015 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 191 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,200 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Engineering at Pitt

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering

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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