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2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

4 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Ohio, there were 2,202 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,088 and $24,074 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Ohio

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 26 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Mechanical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree me students list, University of Akron Main Campus has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Mechanical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree me students list, UC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. UDayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree me students list, UDayton has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UDayton are $17,780.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at UDayton

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #4 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 6 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree me students list, Case Western has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Case Western Mechanical Engineering Report

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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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