2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Maine

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in Maine” 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 Maine, there were 111 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,000 and $26,230 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree me students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$17,558 Average Net Price

$64,558 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 85 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,558 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree ME students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$12,339 Average Net Price

$62,154 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.

University of Southern Maine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree ME students.

Full University of Southern Maine Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering

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.

Featured Engineering Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >