2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Maryland

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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” 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 Maryland, there were 756 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mechanical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UMCP

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UMBC also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Full Johns Hopkins University General Mechanical Engineering 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

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 Michel Villeneuve.

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