2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

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 Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kentucky to see which 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.

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 Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

19 Degrees

#4 in Quality in Kentucky

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UK is ranked #4 for overall quality for ME in Kentucky.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

42 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Kentucky

$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year.

UofL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kentucky list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Louisville

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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