2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Great Lakes Region” 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 82 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,125 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering mechanics. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree engineering mechanics students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering Mechanics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Engineering Mechanics Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Engineering Mechanics Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University Engineering Mechanics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics

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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