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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. 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 Nebraska, there were 174 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,800 and $20,716 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 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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The me school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 22 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’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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