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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

2 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$43,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering Mechanics is the 298th most popular major in the country with 257 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Illinois, there were 36 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering mechanics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering mechanics programs, but they also cost less that 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 engineering mechanics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree engineering mechanics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Mechanics at Northwestern University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering mechanics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree engineering mechanics students whose families make $75-$110k list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Engineering Mechanics Report

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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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