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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,874 people earned their degree in software engineering, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 476 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 242 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great software engineering programs and cost less that 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 software engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 117 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NJIT are $33,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Software Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #3 spot on the list. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software engineering degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Villanova University Software Engineering Report

#4

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 43 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens also took the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #5 spot on the list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It awarded 12 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Monmouth also made our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth are $28,586.

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#4 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 26 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442.

Read more about Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s computer software engineering degrees to qualified students.

Drexel also made our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel Software 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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