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2023 Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$42,459 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,399 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Mechanics School for You

Engineering Mechanics is the #309 most popular major in the country with 272 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering mechanics students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Engineering Mechanics Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the United States for engineering mechanics students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that engineering mechanics majors at UIUC take out is $19,175.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking.

Full Engineering Mechanics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Engineering Mechanics at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering mechanics schools in the United States. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list.

Full Engineering Mechanics at Iowa State University Report

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 1% of our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering mechanics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Tech also is in the top 1% of our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value engineering mechanics programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year. Engineering Mechanics majors at Virginia Tech take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking.

Full Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech Report

$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.

Full Engineering Mechanics at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan State are $41,290 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Engineering Mechanics by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering mechanics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Siemens Pressebild.

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