2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Georgia (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 209 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,500 and $26,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA General Engineering Report

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

GaSou also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at GaSou

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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