2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

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Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 615 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,875 and $23,633 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$78,074 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Portland State University Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$86,867 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 48 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oregon State Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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