2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics in California (With Aid)

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General Engineering Mechanics is the 707th most popular major in the country with 257 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 3 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering mechanics 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 general engineering mechanics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics in California (With Aid)

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

#1 in overall quality

$56,649 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering Mechanics at California Institute of Technology

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Mechanics (With Aid)

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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