2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

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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” 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.

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.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree me students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 10 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s ME degrees 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 CUA Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Howard

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

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