2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,817 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,045 |
| New York | 12,696 |
| Maryland | 4,465 |
| Delaware | 580 |
| District of Columbia | 689 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
| General Engineering | 11,796 |
| Industrial Engineering | 9,072 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 8,001 |
| Systems Engineering | 3,904 |
| Materials Engineering | 3,415 |
| Other Engineering | 2,760 |
| Environmental Engineering | 2,759 |
| Operations Research | 1,698 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 1,472 |
| Engineering Science | 1,454 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 1,378 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 1,256 |
| Robotics Engineering | 1,243 |
| Architectural Engineering | 1,012 |
| Engineering Physics | 994 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 947 |
| Construction Engineering | 878 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 864 |
| Marine Engineering | 445 |
| Biological Engineering | 410 |
| Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 360 |
| Geoscience Engineering | 325 |
| Mining Engineering | 314 |
| Textile Engineering | 310 |
| Ocean Engineering | 285 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 272 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 179 |
| Energy Systems Engineering | 138 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 109 |
| Ceramic Engineering | 94 |
| Surveying Engineering | 73 |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 45 |
| Forest Engineering | 41 |
| Paper Science & Engineering | 27 |
| Engineering Chemistry | 13 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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