2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 188 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,500 and $26,035 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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 Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree me students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at George Washington University

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Catholic University of America Mechanical Engineering Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 1 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224.

Full Howard Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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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