2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey 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.
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.
Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the best value school in New Jersey for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NJIT are $24,546 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great value 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’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 graduate students pay an average of $58,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 2,232 |
New York | 2,839 |
Maryland | 807 |
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 Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 4 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.
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