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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,713 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,600 and $26,332 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pennsylvania Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lehigh University Mechanical Engineering Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pitt Mechanical Engineering Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Temple

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

Full Drexel Mechanical Engineering Report

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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%.

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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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