2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Monroe Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general engineering students. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $10,368 per year. Engineering majors at Monroe Community College take out an average of $10,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Villanova are $59,020 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school 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.
Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt are $35,394 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Pitt take out is $23,875.
Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Full General Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report
Morgan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Morgan State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,480 in tuition and fees each year.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-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 #3 on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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.
Elizabethtown College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. 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 tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at Etown take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Etown also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #10, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $34,034 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NJIT also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full General Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report
Best 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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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