George Mason University 6th in Return on Investment for Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z George Mason University
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<p>GMU's Volgenau School of Engineering came in 6th in the US for return on investment on a list compiled by Affordable College Online. It is the most highly ranked public college on the list:</p>

<p>"State of the art technology, effective student support services, and plentiful entertainment and arts programs are just some of the exciting advantages of attending George Mason University. The Volgenau School of Engineering prepares students to be competitive in their field and achieve academic and career excellence in high-demand positions. Admissions are highly competitive for one of the slots in their interdisciplinary engineering programs taught by top quality faculty."</p>

<p>Top</a> Colleges for Engineering Majors - ROI | Affordable Colleges Online</p>

<p>The rankings are based on total weighted cost (provided by IPEDS) and 30-year net return on investment (provided by PayScale.com). The methodology is explained here:</p>

<p>Methodology</a> | Top Colleges for Engineering Majors - ROI</p>

<p>The top ten list is as follows:</p>

<p>Harvey Mudd
Caltech
Stanford
Yale
Columbia
GMU
Cooper Union
Dartmouth
UC - Berkeley
MIT</p>

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<p>Interesting. I didn’t have to apply for the engineering school like you do at other universities, so this admissions thing…<br>
Going to guess the area helps it out a lot since there are a lot of places near the school looking for engineers (link for methods isn’t working).</p>