2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Minnesota

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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 Minnesota, there were 650 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,350 and $22,448 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$70,680 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 56 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree me students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

#2

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$88,675 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at UST MN

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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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