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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,776 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 217 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found West Virginia University Institute of Technology to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the city of Beckley, West Virginia University Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia University Tech are $7,728 per year. ME majors at West Virginia University Tech take out an average of $25,993 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $448.

West Virginia University Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVU are $9,144 per year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at WVU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,993. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $448.

WVU also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marshall University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,418
Virginia 947
North Carolina 918
Florida 2,254
Tennessee 603
Kentucky 391
South Carolina 715
Louisiana 453
Arkansas 280
Alabama 1,019
Mississippi 309

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

Majors Similar to ME

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 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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