Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Software Engineering is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in software engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent software engineering programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Software Engineering Schools

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

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, 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 117 students 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 University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#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 $75-$110k. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 NJIT are $33,744.

Full NJIT Software Engineering Report

#3

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 43 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed 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 are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Software Engineering at Stevens

#4

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. 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 $75-$110k. Villanova is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Villanova not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Villanova University Software Engineering Report

#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Rochester, New York 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 26 students in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Software Engineering at RIT

#6

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Monmouth University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Monmouth also took the #6 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth University are $28,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Monmouth Software Engineering Report

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 Drexel are $37,074.

Full Drexel University Software Engineering Report

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Featured Engineering Schools

Find Schools Near You