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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$12,065 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #87 most popular major in Iowa.

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

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.

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

Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 142
Minnesota 105
Kansas 31
Nebraska 19
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 11

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 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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