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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Delaware

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$15,020 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,605 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 21 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #43 most popular major in Delaware.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in Delaware ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Best Mechanical Engineering School

$15,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UD are $15,020 a year.

UD also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Delaware rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Delaware Report

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
Pennsylvania 500
Maryland 213
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 55

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 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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