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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$16,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #69 most popular major in Rhode Island.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rhode Island ranking.

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.

Check out the ME master's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $16,322 per year.

URI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 603
Connecticut 108
New Hampshire 10
Maine 7
Vermont 22

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 values are for the top school 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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