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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $75-$110k)

9 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 257 people earned their degree in general engineering mechanics, making the major the 707th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering mechanics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering mechanics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering mechanics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Full Northwestern General Engineering Mechanics Report

#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. California Institute of Technology is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 2 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Caltech General Engineering Mechanics Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 44 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus General Engineering Mechanics Report

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Austin has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison General Engineering Mechanics Report

#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s general engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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