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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$20,841 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 105 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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.

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.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Duluth the best value school in Minnesota for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,292 per year.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best value school in Minnesota for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year.

UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #1 for overall quality for ME in Minnesota.

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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
Iowa 17
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 averages are for the top 3 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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