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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$19,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,776 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #17 most popular major in Oklahoma with 521 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Oklahoma 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University - Main Campus the best value school in Oklahoma for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $9,244 per year. ME majors at OSU take out an average of $23,745 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $225, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

OSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $9,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at University of Oklahoma take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,305.

University of Oklahoma also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list, coming in at #2.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Oklahoma. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $8,030 per year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UCO take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,810.

UCO not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OC are $25,090 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ME graduates from OC carry an average student debtload of $24,050.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University

#5

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Tulsa is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Tulsa are $45,138 a year.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Tulsa Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Arizona 804
New Mexico 280

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 5 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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