2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Plains States region, there were 3,206 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,126 and $23,280 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 284 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 11 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 9 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 22 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” 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
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 29 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Mechanical Engineering Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 56 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at UMN Twin Cities
Wichita State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 23 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree me students list, WSU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kansas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 8 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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 University of Kansas
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree me students list, Mizzou has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree me students list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also took the #12 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Duluth
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 15 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree me students list, UMKC has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Washington University in St Louis landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.
WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.
Full Washington University in St Louis Mechanical Engineering Report
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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%.
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- *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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