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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$50,395 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,614 Avg Salary

With 686 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering-related fields is the #95 most popular major in New York.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 York ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New York to see which 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.

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Excelsior College the best value school in New York for engineering-related fields students. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

Excelsior College also made our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY
$54,370 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarkson are $54,370 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering-related fields majors at Clarkson take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $516, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, Clarkson is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New York list.

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$50,951 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in New York. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIT are $50,951 per year. After completing their degree, engineering-related fields graduates from RIT carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, RIT also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.

NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Schools in New York list.

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$39,760 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at New York Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in New York. NYIT is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Old Westbury.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYIT are $39,760 per year.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 194
Maryland 91
New Jersey 276
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 5 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).

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