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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 257 people earned their degree in engineering mechanics, making the major the 298th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering mechanics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,400 and had an average of $25,750 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 46 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,400 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering mechanics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering mechanics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering mechanics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 10 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree engineering mechanics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, 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%.

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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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