2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. 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 Georgia, there were 5,546 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,708 and $26,660 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,345 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” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Georgia

#1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 1,123 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Tech Engineering Report

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 44 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree engineering students list, GaSou has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004.

Read full report on Engineering at GaSou

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$21,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 68 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at KSU Georgia are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#4

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Mercer also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at Mercer University

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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.

Credits

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