2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 615 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,875 and $23,633 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon doctor’s degree me students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

Full Oregon State Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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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