If you plan on getting your master's degree in
engineering-related fields, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #46 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for engineering-related fields students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 235 master's degrees in engineering-related fields during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering-related fields students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other engineering-related fields students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering-related fields 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 fields related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
