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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,776 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #18 most popular major in Kansas with 445 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kansas. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at K -State are $10,420 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $322, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, K -State is ranked #3 for overall quality for ME in Kansas.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Kansas. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $11,166 per year. On average, ME graduates from KU take out $23,820 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 $390.

KU also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $8,800 per year. On average, ME graduates from WSU take out $22,810 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 725
Minnesota 582
Iowa 612
Nebraska 151
North Dakota 291
South Dakota 144

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

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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