2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 4,465 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.
UMCP also made our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Morgan State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,008 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMBC are $12,280 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Frostburg State University is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frostburg State are $9,594 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Maryland are $53,530 per year.
Loyola Maryland also made our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #4.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year.
Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 4,817 |
Pennsylvania | 10,045 |
New York | 12,696 |
Delaware | 580 |
District of Columbia | 689 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Majors Similar to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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).
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