2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 451 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #87 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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2023 Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Engineering
Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $17,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 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 large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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A rank of #2 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.
Etown undergraduate students pay an average of $34,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Etown is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lafayette College is a great value for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $56,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Lafayette not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Swarthmore College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Swarthmore are $56,056 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Swarthmore also did well on our Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Geneva College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Beaver Falls, Geneva is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Geneva are $29,970 per year. On average, engineering graduates from Geneva take out $24,024 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Messiah University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Messiah are $38,370 per year.
Read full report on General Engineering at Messiah University
Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 8 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.
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