2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering 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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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.
Top 10 Best General Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Villanova are $59,020 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $20,362 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $23,875 in student debt.
Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown College is a great value for general engineering students. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.
Etown undergraduate students pay an average of $34,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Etown take out is $27,000.
Etown also claimed a spot on our Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Lafayette College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lafayette are $56,364 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Lafayette accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.
Lafayette also made our Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #4.
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Swarthmore College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Swarthmore are $56,056 per year.
Swarthmore also took the #5 spot in our Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
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Geneva College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Beaver Falls, Geneva is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Geneva are $29,970 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Geneva take out is $27,000.
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Messiah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Messiah are $38,370 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Messiah accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.
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Drexel University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value General Engineering Colleges 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 10 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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