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2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$31,562 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,553 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 787 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Engineering

#1

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Our analysis found Frostburg State University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

Frostburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering majors at Frostburg State accumulate an average of around $27,074 in student debt.

Read full report on General Engineering at Frostburg State University

#2

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola Maryland are $53,530 a year.

Loyola Maryland not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Full General Engineering at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 451
New York 617
New Jersey 252
District of Columbia 1

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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