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2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s

13 Ranked Colleges
414 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master's

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 Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering Science is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 414 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree engineering science students.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.

Full ASU - Skysong General Engineering Science Report

#2

Kettering University

Flint, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kettering University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 40 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Kettering not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kettering are $15,252, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNO, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.

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#4

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #5 spot on the list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11 in overall quality

Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering Science at Wright State University - Main Campus

#7

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, California
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Sonoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s list. Sonoma State University is a public institution located in Rohnert Park, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree engineering science students list, SSU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SSU are $18,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s ranking.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering Science at Penn State University Park

#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 36 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon General Engineering Science Report

#11

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Harvard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 56 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Notre Dame General Engineering Science Report

#13

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

Dartmouth College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Master’s list. Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth College are $58,120, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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