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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $48-$75k)

9 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

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 General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering mechanics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering mechanics programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Northwestern has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#2

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. California Institute of Technology is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

Caltech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign General Engineering Mechanics Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree general engineering mechanics students whose families make $48-$75k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 44 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s general engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Virginia Tech ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech General Engineering Mechanics Report

#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

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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%.

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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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