2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 188 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia master’s degree general mechanical engineering students list, GWU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at GWU

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 8 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Catholic University of America

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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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