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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$33,587 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,134 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #51 in the country. In fact 4,838 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for engineering-related fields 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.

Check out the engineering-related fields graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Temple University

#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Drexel University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at George Washington University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Stevens is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 378
Pennsylvania 188
Maryland 91
New Jersey 254
District of Columbia 180

One of 16 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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