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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$35,847 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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 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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

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

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 per year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

NJIT graduate students pay an average of $24,546 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

Stevens did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in New Jersey. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 per year.

Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Princeton University

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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