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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$41,489 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering 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 Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Schools

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Binghamton University the best value school in New York for engineering students. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Binghamton University are $10,390 a year.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 2 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.

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#3

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY
$47,220 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great value for engineering students. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Manhattan also did well on our Best Engineering Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in New York. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCNY are $7,340 per year.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
$61,015 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in New York. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Schools in New York list.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

Stony Brook University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook undergraduate students pay an average of $10,455 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY
$54,370 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Clarkson undergraduate students pay an average of $54,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clarkson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in New York list.

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#8

Alfred University

Alfred, NY
$33,864 Average Tuition & Fees

Alfred University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alfred.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alfred are $33,864 per year.

Full Engineering at Alfred University Report

#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY
$59,378 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Rochester are $59,378 per year.

University of Rochester also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering at University of Rochester Report

$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering in New York.

Read full report on Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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