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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

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” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 40 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State Engineering Mechanics Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 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 UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Engineering Mechanics at UW - Madison

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Mechanics at UIUC

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#7 in overall quality

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 are $30,042.

Full Cornell Engineering Mechanics Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Read full report on Engineering Mechanics at Michigan State

#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

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 University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Engineering Mechanics Report

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Engineering Mechanics at Northwestern University

#9

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#4 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate ranking. California Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

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 Caltech are $56,649.

Full California Institute of Technology Engineering Mechanics Report

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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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