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

7 Ranked Colleges
498 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 498 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering 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 Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 353 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering 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 University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read more about General Engineering at UMCP

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Read full report on General Engineering at University at Buffalo

#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#7 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 #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s 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 masters’s engineering degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Morgan State University

#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Rowan University is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 41 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Rowan University

#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas Jefferson University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Thomas Jefferson University General Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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