by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kansas, there were 445 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,700 and $22,763 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in mechanical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas. Benedictine College is a small school located in Atchison, Kansas that handed out 20 ’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Benedictine College
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 ’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 ’s ME degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 140 ’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Friends University landed the #5 spot on the list. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 1 ’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Friends University
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