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2022 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (Income $30-$48k) in California

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$3,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in California For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 257 people earned their degree in engineering mechanics, making the major the 298th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering mechanics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,400 and had an average of $25,750 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 3 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Engineering Mechanics Schools in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Caltech is $3,756 for California Engineering Mechanics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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