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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

4 Ranked Colleges
1,388 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 4,364 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,684 and $21,878 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,388 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 759 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 576 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Engineering Report

#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 18 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Morgan State University Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County 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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