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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$16,196 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$10,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

General Engineering is the #69 most popular major in New Jersey with 252 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. 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey 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.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering

#1

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rowan University the best value school in New Jersey for general engineering students. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Rowan undergraduate students pay an average of $14,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$18,016 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for general engineering students. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $18,016 per year.

NJIT excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in New Jersey list.

Read full report on General Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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
New York 617
Maryland 787
District of Columbia 1

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 2 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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