2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

In 2020-2021, 55 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #63 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

30 Master's Degrees

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

12 Master's Degrees

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$51,630 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CUA are $51,630 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #4 for overall quality for ME in District of Columbia.

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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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