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2023 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$58,772 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Engineering Mechanics School for You

In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering mechanics students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #223 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering mechanics majors pursuing a .

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering Mechanics

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
$59,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for engineering mechanics students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #5 for overall quality for engineering mechanics in Pennsylvania.

Full Engineering Mechanics at Villanova University Report

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Engineering Mechanics at Carnegie Mellon University

Best Value Engineering Mechanics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Mechanics

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 2 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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