2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in California

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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 California, there were 3 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering mechanics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering mechanics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in California

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in California

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

#1 in overall quality

$56,649 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” 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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