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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$25,811 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,341 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a .

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the best value school in Minnesota for mechanical engineering students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #5 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

$13,850 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $13,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of Saint Paul.

UST MN undergraduate students pay an average of $48,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UST MN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Minnesota list.

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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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