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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 North Dakota, there were 275 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,450 and $24,800 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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

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

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

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 11 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 9 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at UND

• 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.

Credits

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

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