2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #5 for overall quality for ME in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMBC also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.
Stevens graduate students pay an average of $39,556 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stevens also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Request InformationBest Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering schools 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 5 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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