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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Indiana, there were 1,384 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,750 and $23,400 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The me school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$106,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s ME students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Notre Dame

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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.

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