2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Alabama, there were 1,073 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#3 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 23 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham General Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at University of South Alabama

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 30 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Full The University of Alabama General Mechanical Engineering Report

#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, Alabama

$23,398 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tuskegee University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Tuskegee is a small school located in Tuskegee, Alabama that handed out 1 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tuskegee not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tuskegee are $23,398.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee

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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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