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2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$35,946 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 3,224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 5 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.

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.

2023 Best Value 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 Engineering

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lehigh University the best value school in Pennsylvania for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.

Lehigh also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also made our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 5,231
Maryland 1,842
New Jersey 1,714
District of Columbia 311
Delaware 136

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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