2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering mechanics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering mechanics programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Mechanics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 8 masters’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Master’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 UW - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Engineering Mechanics Report

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” 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 full report on Engineering Mechanics at UIUC

• Best Value Master’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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Siemens Pressebild.

Featured Engineering Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >