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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,337 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #19 most popular major in Indiana with 1,336 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Indiana. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue Northwest are $6,303 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $10,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.

Notre Dame also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #1.

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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
Wisconsin 855

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 4 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.

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