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2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$35,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$80,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also took the #5 spot in our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.

Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.

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

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Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMBC also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NJIT are $34,760 per year.

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#8

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarkson are $36,472 a year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 a year.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Stevens graduate students pay an average of $39,556 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Stevens also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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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 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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