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

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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 Kansas, there were 489 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,367 and $24,280 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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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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 Kansas For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ME degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Kansas State University Mechanical Engineering Report

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s ME degrees to qualified students.

WSU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 3 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at KU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Plains States 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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