2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 9,007 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering, making the major the #32 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 138 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for ME 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.
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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
Out of the 138 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Lawrence Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Lawrence Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Dayton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Delaware came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 15% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
With a ranking of #13, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
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With a ranking of #14, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SCU are $25,170 a year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Houston landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #17, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.
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With a ranking of #17, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
With a ranking of #17, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 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 Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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With a ranking of #20, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 5% of our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 21 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 22 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 23 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL |
| 24 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
| 25 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 26 | Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
| General Engineering | 3,548 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Michel Villeneuve.
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