2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 756 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 98 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” 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 full report on General Mechanical Engineering at UMCP

#3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 8 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County General Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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 Michel Villeneuve.

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