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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$56,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,813 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,214 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering/mechanical technology/technician 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/mechanical technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The me tech 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 Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 20 masters’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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