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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,700 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 31 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #66 most popular major in Kansas.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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

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

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

K -State also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KU are $11,166 a year.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 142
Minnesota 105
Iowa 17
Nebraska 19
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 11

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 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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