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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields (Income $0-$30k) in New York

4 Ranked Colleges
277 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 613 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,300 and $25,833 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 277 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields 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-related fields program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarkson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Potsdam, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson are $34,232, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 117 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make $0-$30k list, RIT has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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