2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 257 people earned their degree in general engineering mechanics, making the major the 707th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering mechanics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering mechanics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering mechanics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University General Engineering Mechanics Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 doctorate’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Doctor’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 Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Read more about General Engineering Mechanics at Carnegie Mellon University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k)

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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