2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Pennsylvania” 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.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 3 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The engineering mechanics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Penn State University Park Engineering Mechanics Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon Engineering Mechanics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in the Middle Atlantic Region
• 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.

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