Best Graduate Schools

Best Engineering Master’s Programs for Your Money 2024

Typical earnings for engineers vary based on speciality, but in general, a master’s degree in the field leads to higher salaries and more job opportunities. These 50 top engineering colleges blend affordability with high-quality results.
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College Name
Est. annual costs
Average student debt
Employment rate
Average early career salaries

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

$33,760 N/A N/A N/A

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

$22,750 $15,650 99% $71,640

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

$31,350 $18,530 97% $87,120

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

$31,400 $20,030 100% $80,650

CUNY City College

New York, NY

$36,170 $22,580 100% $73,950

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Daytona Beach, FL

$40,480 $34,080 98% $96,800

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

$28,550 $42,640 100% $73,740

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$26,020 $22,870 100% $84,240

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

$25,320 $24,360 98% $82,430

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

$36,680 N/A 100% $71,020

Mercer University

Macon, GA

$33,880 $12,890 100% $80,710

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$36,000 N/A 100% $90,410

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

$39,530 $25,110 99% $73,630

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

$27,750 $30,250 100% $69,340

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

$22,270 N/A N/A N/A

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

$48,240 $32,660 99% $88,280

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

$34,290 N/A 98% $99,180

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

$29,780 $21,020 99% $85,680

Ohio University

Athens, OH

$25,580 $25,760 99% $93,830

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, OK

$25,050 N/A 100% $84,650

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

$22,920 $35,550 98% $90,440

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

$27,050 N/A N/A N/A

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

$24,190 N/A 100% $67,660

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

$24,000 N/A 100% $74,580

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

$53,490 N/A 100% $98,710

Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX

$29,700 $23,870 97% $90,810

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

$32,050 $31,670 99% $97,540

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

$25,130 $29,760 100% $74,260

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

$29,690 N/A 100% $83,090

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

$32,120 $27,970 100% $94,070

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

$27,710 N/A 100% $93,270

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA

$36,110 N/A 100% $76,640

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

$32,620 N/A 100% $92,320

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

$39,750 $22,440 99% $83,630

University of Houston

Houston, TX

$26,290 $23,430 100% $83,140

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

$24,420 N/A 100% $75,800

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

$33,150 $20,560 100% $83,660

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

$29,030 $19,770 100% $96,720

University of Mississippi

University, MS

$27,900 $25,140 100% $64,990

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

$29,930 $18,620 100% $74,110

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

$24,990 N/A 100% $101,850

University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK

$32,180 $29,570 100% $82,590

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

$27,600 $32,040 100% $76,940

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

$39,530 $38,820 100% $100,850

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

$29,450 $32,110 99% $91,520

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie, WI

$20,870 $16,490 100% $83,670

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

$23,430 N/A N/A N/A

Utah State University

Logan, UT

$20,870 $15,150 99% $66,830

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

$40,790 $31,760 100% $88,000

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

$24,150 $23,320 100% $78,990
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Notes: Annual costs include tuition and fees, books and living expenses for in-state students. Employment rate is based on the share of graduates from this program who were not working nor enrolled in another educational program within two years of leaving school. Average earnings and debt figures represent program-level earnings for graduates within one and two year(s) of completion.

Sources: U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, college websites, College Factual/Money calculations.