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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,998 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 86 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for ME 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in Oregon for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon State are $12,188 a year.

Oregon State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Oregon list.

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$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,202
Washington 196
Nevada 20
Hawaii 15
Alaska 7

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 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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