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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$39,794 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,020 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 653 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Engineering Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Connecticut

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT
$52,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fairfield University the best value school in Connecticut for engineering students. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fairfield U are $52,870 per year.

Fairfield U also made our Best Engineering Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #2.

Full Engineering at Fairfield University Report

#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT
$42,898 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great value for engineering students. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of New Haven are $42,898 a year.

Read full report on Engineering at University of New Haven

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UHart are $44,885 a year.

Full Engineering at University of Hartford Report

$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCONN are $18,524 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCONN is ranked #5 for overall quality for engineering in Connecticut.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Connecticut

#5

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rensselaer at Hartford is a great value for engineering students. Rensselaer at Hartford is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.

Read full report on Engineering at Rensselaer at Hartford

Best Value Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 4,656
Rhode Island 164
New Hampshire 233
Maine 43
Vermont 65

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 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.

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