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

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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 Kentucky, there were 423 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,375 and $23,481 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky 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 Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Kentucky

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

UofL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Louisville

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast 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.

Credits

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

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