2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. 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 Arkansas, there were 263 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,600 and $22,615 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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 Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #0 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Arkansas

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

ATU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arkansas Tech University Mechanical Engineering Report

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