2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
Cornell also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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.
Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Manhattan are $21,052 a year.
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Gannon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.
Gannon graduate students pay an average of $20,660 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #4 for overall quality for ME in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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Widener University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.
Widener graduate students pay an average of $25,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 10% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.
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 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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