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2023 Best Value General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$34,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 35 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #142 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Engineering

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Read full report on General Engineering at Villanova University

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on General Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

Best Value General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 144
Maryland 427
New Jersey 64

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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