2024 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

a master's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,517 master's degrees in engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The 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 the Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Engineering

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

908 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in engineering. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in engineering from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

522 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in engineering. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a good option for individuals interested in a master's degree in engineering. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	4,480
Pennsylvania	34	2,617
New Jersey	32	1,230
District of Columbia	32	276
Delaware	24	87

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	366
Electrical Engineering	275
Systems Engineering	222
Biomedical Engineering	162
Mechanical Engineering	155
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	73
Chemical Engineering	60
Civil Engineering	58
Environmental Engineering	56
Robotics Engineering	42

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	855
Mathematics & Statistics	283
Physical Sciences	217
Engineering Technologies	84
Architecture & Related Services	36
Natural Resources & Conservation	28
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	16
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.