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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue General Mechanical Engineering Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue General Mechanical Engineering Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,713 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Vallue General Mechanical Engineering Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue General Mechanical Engineering Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Saint Francis University

Loretto, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue General Mechanical Engineering Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Francis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Francis is a small school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Francis also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Francis is $28,643 for pennsylvania associate degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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