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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,780 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #40 most popular major in Alabama with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama 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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best value school in Alabama for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

Auburn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for ME in Alabama.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UA is ranked #2 for overall quality for ME in Alabama.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USA are $8,426 a year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of South Alabama

#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tuskegee University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tuskegee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tuskegee are $23,398 per year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Tuskegee University

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Florida 467
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

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 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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