2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Oregon (With Aid)

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 Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” 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 Oregon, there were 615 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,875 and $23,633 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon doctor’s degree me students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 1 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Portland State University

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 10 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

Full Oregon State University Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)

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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