2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 615 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking looked at 2 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 48 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

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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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