2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Engineering Master'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 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.
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Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Manhattan graduate students pay an average of $21,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small 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 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
Cornell also made our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
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Gannon University 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. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon 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 Gannon are $20,660 a year.
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George Washington University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
GWU also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Widener University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Widener are $25,416 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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| 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 26 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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