2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in West Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across West Virginia, there were 234 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in West Virginia

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marshall University General Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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