2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 695 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.
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.
The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Utah 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 Utah to see which master'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. 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 Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in Utah for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BYU are $7,700 a year.
BYU also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $8,068 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
USU graduate students pay an average of $7,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
USU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,108 |
| Idaho | 328 |
| Montana | 198 |
| Wyoming | 72 |
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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 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.
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