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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin” ranking - to help you make that 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 Wisconsin, there were 852 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 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 Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. 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 Wisconsin” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Marquette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

Full Marquette 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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