2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ship are $14,122 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Ship take out is $27,000.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Maritime College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the 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. While working on their degree, engineering majors at SUNY Maritime College accumulate an average of around $24,294 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $334.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.
YCP undergraduate students pay an average of $22,350 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at YCP take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCNJ are $29,594 per year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from TCNJ carry an average student debtload of $25,939.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, TCNJ also did well on our Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is a great value for engineering students. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt Johnstown are $25,992 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Pitt Johnstown accumulate an average of around $26,994 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $481.
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Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Villanova carry an average student debtload of $26,360.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Rowan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Rowan undergraduate students pay an average of $23,408 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Rowan take out is $24,343.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at UD accumulate an average of around $25,763 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $546, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
UD also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. 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 undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year. On average, engineering graduates from Cornell take out $15,541 in student loans while working on their degree.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $15,290 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at CCNY take out an average of $12,613 in student loans while working on their egree.
Request InformationBest 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 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).
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