by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 44,794 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,989 and had an average of $22,844 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kansas, there were 430 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,700 and $20,775 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas me students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas. Benedictine College is a small school located in Atchison, Kansas that handed out 18 ’s me degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 194 diplomas to qualified ’s me students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s me degrees to 106 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s me degrees to 108 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Friends University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in Kansas list. Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Friends University
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