2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 20 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

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 University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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