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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$47,347 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,583 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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.

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Engineering Master's Degree School

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best value school in Pennsylvania for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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 values are for the top school 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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