2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Nevada
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You
With 270 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #18 most popular major in Nevada.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Nevada to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which 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.
Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $8,737 per year. On average, ME graduates from UNR take out $21,623 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $390, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
UNR also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Nevada rankings.
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Out of the 2 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, ME graduates from UNLV carry an average student debtload of $19,000.
UNLV not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Nevada list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 5,137 |
| Washington | 1,078 |
| Oregon | 646 |
| Hawaii | 90 |
| Alaska | 66 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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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