2023 Most Focused Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Mechanics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Engineering Mechanics is the 308th most popular major in the country with 262 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , engineering mechanics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $64,399 and had an average of $25,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 86 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Mechanics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in engineering mechanics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering mechanics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Mechanics Major in the Plains States Region”.
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Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Mechanics Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Mechanics Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Mechanics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 79 ’s engineering mechanics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Mechanics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering mechanics students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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