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2023 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$42,459 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,399 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Mechanics School for You

In 2020-2021, 144 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering mechanics, making the major the #247 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering mechanics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in the United States

Check out the engineering mechanics programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the United States for engineering mechanics students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list.

Full Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering mechanics schools in the United States. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.

Villanova also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering mechanics schools in the United States. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Engineering Mechanics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great value for engineering mechanics students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 a year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list.

Full Engineering Mechanics at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for engineering mechanics students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering mechanics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list.

Full Engineering Mechanics at Cornell University Report

#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list.

Full Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech Report

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgia Tech also did well on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Engineering Mechanics at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering mechanics programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking.

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$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering mechanics students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $27,111 in tuition and fees each year.

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Engineering Mechanics by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Engineering Mechanics is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Siemens Pressebild.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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