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2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$41,947 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,575 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

Other Engineering is the #176 most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Other Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named York College of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for other engineering students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YCP are $22,350 per year.

Full Other Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $35,394 in tuition and fees each year.

Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, other engineering graduates from UMCP carry an average student debtload of $19,750.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park

$19,308 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at SUNY Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.

SUNY Poly undergraduate students pay an average of $19,308 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Other Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 5% of our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Other Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

With a ranking of #7, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other engineering students. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NJIT are $34,034 a year.

NJIT excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Other Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#8

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value other engineering programs. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

Clarkson undergraduate students pay an average of $54,370 in tuition and fees each year.

Clarkson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Clarkson University

Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value other engineering programs. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Stevens undergraduate students pay an average of $56,920 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that other engineering majors at Stevens take out is $26,874.

In addition to its great value ranking, Stevens is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#10

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #10, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other engineering students. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lehigh are $57,470 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 5% of our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Lehigh University

Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best other engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 263
New York 112
Maryland 44
New Jersey 13
District of Columbia 0
Delaware 0

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Other Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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