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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,034 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering 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 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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State University are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at Morgan State

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Villanova has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at Villanova

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rowan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787.

Full Rowan University General Engineering Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple University General Engineering Report

#6

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology General Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RIT General Engineering Report

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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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