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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$47,081 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering School for You

Computer Engineering is the #46 most popular major in the country with 5,557 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for CE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for computer engineering students. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lehigh is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY
$47,220 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great value for computer engineering students. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Manhattan are $47,220 per year.

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#5

Gannon University

Erie, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gannon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gannon are $35,541 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Gannon is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Computer Engineering at Gannon University Report

$28,470 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $28,470 per year.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in tuition and fees each year.

GWU also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJIT are $34,034 per year.

Full Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 515
Pennsylvania 310
Maryland 10
New Jersey 169
District of Columbia 5
Delaware 38

Computer Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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