2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

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 Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 188 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general mechanical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GWU General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Catholic University of America

#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard University General Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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