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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 353 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #1 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 of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 60 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. 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.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Morgan State

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid 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.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree engineering students with aid list, Thomas Jefferson University has also earned the #6 rank 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.

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#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Read full report on General Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s engineering degrees 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.

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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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