2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Alabama, there were 1,073 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$25,386 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAH General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 14 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at Auburn

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama

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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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