2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Nebraska

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Nebraska” 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 Nebraska, there were 174 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,800 and $20,716 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,738 and $121,521 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The me school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska”.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 5 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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.

Credits

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

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