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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 257 people earned their degree in general engineering mechanics, making the major the 707th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 94 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering mechanics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering mechanics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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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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