2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Engineering is the #80 most popular major in the country with 11,796 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering 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.
Top 10 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Rowan University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rowan are $23,408 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the suburb of Utica.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Poly are $19,308 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in tuition and fees each year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown College is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Etown are $34,600 per year.
Etown excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJIT are $34,034 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NJIT also did well on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Frostburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Frostburg State are $24,080 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering graduates from Frostburg State carry an average student debtload of $27,074.
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Lafayette College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lafayette are $56,364 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lafayette also did well on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Swarthmore College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Swarthmore undergraduate students pay an average of $56,056 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Swarthmore is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $30,602 in tuition and fees each year.
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Geneva College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Beaver Falls, Geneva is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Geneva are $29,970 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering majors at Geneva accumulate an average of around $24,024 in student debt.
Request InformationBest General Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 451 |
| New York | 617 |
| Maryland | 787 |
| New Jersey | 252 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
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General Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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