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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

79 Colleges
$16,338 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$91,210 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #109 most popular major in the country with 6,736 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trine are $10,350 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trine also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in the United States. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Eastern graduate students pay an average of $13,800 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Morehead State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools in the United States. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morehead State University are $10,557 per year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Morehead State University Report

#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #6, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.

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Purdue University Northwest landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University Northwest Report

#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering-related fields programs. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 a year.

UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at University of Dayton Report

With a ranking of #10, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.

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#11

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI

New England Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New England Tech are $15,015 per year.

New England Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
13 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
14 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
15 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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