2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering
Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a 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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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 college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year. Engineering majors at Rowan take out an average of $24,343 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great value for engineering students. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NJIT also did well on our Best Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Princeton undergraduate students pay an average of $56,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Schools in New Jersey list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Schools in New Jersey list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 10,045 |
| New York | 12,696 |
| Maryland | 4,465 |
| Delaware | 580 |
| District of Columbia | 689 |
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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 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).
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