2023 Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #80 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 90 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master'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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.
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Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
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Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
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Out of the 90 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Platteville are $18,617 per year.
UW - Platteville excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
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Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 a year.
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Purdue University Northwest ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Purdue Northwest graduate students pay an average of $11,356 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Oklahoma Christian University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
OC graduate students pay an average of $11,250 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Jose State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value General Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | Lamar University | Beaumont, TX |
| 15 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 16 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 17 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD |
| 18 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
General Engineering by Region
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Majors Related to Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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