2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 500 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
Villanova also took the #3 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lehigh are $27,130 a year.
Lehigh also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gannon are $20,660 per year.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Widener University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Widener are $25,416 a year.
Wilkes University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wilkes are $26,016 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wilkes also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
Drexel University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drexel are $37,074 a year.
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 785 |
| Maryland | 213 |
| New Jersey | 219 |
| District of Columbia | 55 |
| Delaware | 21 |
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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 10 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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