2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Wisconsin

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Wisconsin, there were 852 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,833 and $24,905 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree me students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$85,608 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 57 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marquette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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