2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #21 most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Lehigh is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
UPenn also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
UMBC graduate students pay an average of $23,580 in tuition and fees each year.
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George Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
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Carnegie Mellon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 a year.
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Request InformationBest Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,232 |
| New York | 2,839 |
| Maryland | 807 |
| New Jersey | 945 |
| District of Columbia | 176 |
| Delaware | 135 |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Majors for ME
One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| 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 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 Michel Villeneuve.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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