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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,279 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,153 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 4,817 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 6th 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Engineering Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the best value school in New Jersey for engineering students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Engineering majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out an average of $25,103 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $227.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $14,376 per year. Engineering majors at Rowan take out an average of $24,343 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$18,016 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $18,016 per year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from NJIT carry an average student debtload of $24,414. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $217, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

NJIT excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in New Jersey list.

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#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ
$56,010 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Princeton are $56,010 per year.

Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Schools in New Jersey list.

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$56,920 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stevens are $56,920 a year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at Stevens accumulate an average of around $26,943 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $749, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Stevens also made our Best Engineering Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar 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 5 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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