2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Utah 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 Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Utah, there were 674 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,225 and $13,998 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 110 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Utah

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$87,973 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$83,177 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Utah

#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$79,284 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Utah State University

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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%.

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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