2022 Best Value Applied Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 284 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, applied engineering is the most popular major in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 applied engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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The applied engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Applied Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Applied Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Engineering (With Aid)

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied engineering students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Applied Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GaSou Applied Engineering Report

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 masters’s applied engineering degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Read more about Applied Engineering at CU - Boulder

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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