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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$26,785 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,703 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering 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.

The Best Value General Engineering Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New York to see which 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.

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 Schools in New York

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering

#1

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY
$5,662 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Monroe Community College to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $5,662 per year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Monroe Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,000.

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$8,548 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in New York list. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Utica.

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

Read full report on General Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 per year. Engineering majors at SUNY Stony Brook take out an average of $23,643 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,782 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Engineering at University at Buffalo

#5

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY
$7,490 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Staten Island, CSI is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSI are $7,490 per year.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year. Engineering majors at Cornell take out an average of $15,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Engineering Schools in New York list.

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$50,951 Average Tuition & Fees

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general engineering programs. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIT are $50,951 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, RIT also is in the top 15% of our Best General Engineering Schools in New York ranking.

Full General Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
$59,378 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Rochester are $59,378 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Rochester also is in the top 15% of our Best General Engineering Schools in New York ranking.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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