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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$21,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #20 most popular major in Wisconsin with 855 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which bachelor's degree 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stout the best value school in Wisconsin for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW - Stout are $9,553 a year. On average, ME graduates from UW - Stout take out $27,238 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Stout is ranked #5 for overall quality for ME in Wisconsin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Platteville are $7,844 per year. On average, ME graduates from UW - Platteville take out $23,668 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $180, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Platteville also did well on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Platteville Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $10,720 per year. On average, ME graduates from UW - Madison take out $22,141 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #1 for overall quality for ME in Wisconsin.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Wisconsin. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at UWM accumulate an average of around $30,445 in student debt.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $476.

Marquette not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Marquette University Report

Milwaukee School of Engineering landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSOE are $45,099 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $293.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,498
Ohio 2,106
Illinois 1,183
Indiana 1,336

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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