by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended ME Major in Kansas for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kansas, there were 445 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,700 and $22,763 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,061 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended ME Major in Kansas for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mechanical engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas doctor’s degree me students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Major in Kansas for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended ME Major in Kansas for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in Kansas for a Doctorate. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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