2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Kansas, there were 489 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,367 and $24,280 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” 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 Kansas

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Kansas

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s ME degrees to qualified students.

KU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at KU

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 5 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at K -State

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’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.

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