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2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

47 Colleges
$34,319 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,721 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor'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.

The Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Ship undergraduate students pay an average of $14,122 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Maritime College is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Throggs Neck, SUNY Maritime College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Maritime College are $18,432 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCNJ are $29,594 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, TCNJ also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt Johnstown are $25,992 a year.

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The City College of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCNY are $15,290 per year.

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#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rowan are $23,408 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $35,394 per year.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the suburb of Utica.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Poly are $19,308 per year.

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#10

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $18,480 per year.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering schools 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

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

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.

  • 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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