2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

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With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 4,364 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,684 and $21,878 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,388 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and 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 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 Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for 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 4 schools in the Best Value 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 engineering degrees to 759 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 576 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

$17,339 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best 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 Morgan State University are $17,339.

Read more about Engineering at Morgan State

#4

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value 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 34 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

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