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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$39,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering & Applied Physics is the 440th most popular major in the country with 941 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 131 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering and applied physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering and applied physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 15 masters’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics 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 Columbia are $51,194.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#2

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#3 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 #2 for the Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 4 masters’s applied physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stevens Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s applied physics students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornell University Engineering & Applied Physics Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Applied Physics Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.

NYU also made our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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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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