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2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$36,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering Mechanics is the 298th most popular major in the country with 257 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering mechanics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering mechanics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree engineering mechanics students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 6 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree engineering mechanics students with aid list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University Engineering Mechanics Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree engineering mechanics students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 2 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 10 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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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#7

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#4 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. California Institute of Technology is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

Caltech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Engineering Mechanics Report

#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#7 in overall quality

Cornell University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Engineering Mechanics Report

#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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