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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$21,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #24 most popular major in Ohio with 395 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Ohio to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

UC graduate students pay an average of $14,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Case Western are $49,398 a year.

Case Western did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 592
Illinois 346
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 96

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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