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2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$29,377 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,553 Avg Salary

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

With 617 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #100 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Polytechnic Institute the best value school in New York for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the suburb of Utica.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Poly are $8,548 per year.

Full General Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute Report

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook undergraduate students pay an average of $10,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, engineering graduates from SUNY Stony Brook carry an average student debtload of $23,719.

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#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Staten Island CUNY is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Staten Island, CSI is a public school with a large student population.

CSI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at CSI take out an average of $19,204 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also made our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.

Full General Engineering at Cornell University Report

#5

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Rochester is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Rochester are $59,378 a year.

University of Rochester 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 New York list.

Full General Engineering at University of Rochester Report

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 451
Maryland 787
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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