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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2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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 city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Manhattan are $21,052 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.
Lehigh 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a fairly 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.
Gannon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Gannon graduate students pay an average of $20,660 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Widener University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Widener are $25,416 per year.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
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 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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