2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Connecticut, there were 2,118 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,428 and $25,838 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut doctor’s degree engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 56 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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