This article features top engineering colleges in Maryland that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Maryland, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Maryland Top Engineering Programs |
| 18 | University of Maryland–College Park (Clark) (College Park, MD) Overall acceptance rate: 27.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 767 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,450 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,358 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,259 Research expenditures per faculty member: $776,575 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $179,388,838 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 3.0% |
| 26 | Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) (Baltimore, MD) Overall acceptance rate: 28.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 773 Tuition: Full-time: $42,280 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 3,293 Research expenditures per faculty member: $497,524 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $72,141,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.4% |
| 120 | University of Maryland–Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD) Overall acceptance rate: 52.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: In-state, full-time: $486 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $804 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 479 Research expenditures per faculty member: $200,347 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $11,219,458 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 159 | Morgan State University (Mitchell) (Baltimore, MD) Overall acceptance rate: 60.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: In-state, full-time: $206 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $544 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 102 Research expenditures per faculty member: N/A Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): N/A Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |