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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$24,481 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #19 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best value school in New Jersey for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCNJ are $17,287 per year.

TCNJ also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in New Jersey. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $18,016 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ME graduates from NJIT carry an average student debtload of $22,763. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $217.

NJIT also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 per year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,920. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $298.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year. ME majors at Rowan take out an average of $21,777 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University Report

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

Princeton undergraduate students pay an average of $56,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for ME in New Jersey.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Princeton University Report

With a ranking of #6, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stevens are $56,920 per year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $749.

Stevens also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,232
New York 2,839
Maryland 807
District of Columbia 176
Delaware 135

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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