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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$37,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,828 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #65 most popular major in New Jersey with 276 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Check out the engineering-related fields programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

$18,016 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found New Jersey Institute of Technology to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

NJIT undergraduate students pay an average of $18,016 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at New Jersey Institute of Technology

$56,920 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stevens are $56,920 a year. After completing their degree, engineering-related fields graduates from Stevens carry an average student debtload of $26,821.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stevens is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering-related fields in New Jersey.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Explore all the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 194
New York 686
Maryland 91
District of Columbia 180

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 2 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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