2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Alaska (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 Alaska, there were 80 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,400 and $19,082 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,325 and $26,561 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

#1 in overall quality

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#2

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

$24,496 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Master’s in Alaska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 2 masters’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alaska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Anchorage are $24,496.

Full University of Alaska Anchorage Mechanical Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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