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2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$32,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 5,231 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Binghamton University the best value school in New York for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

Manhattan graduate students pay an average of $21,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Manhattan is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Potsdam.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clarkson are $36,472 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Clarkson is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#8

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

With a ranking of #8, Alfred University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Alfred.

Alfred graduate students pay an average of $23,689 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Rochester also did well on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

Columbia also made our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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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
Pennsylvania 3,224
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

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 14 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.

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