2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You
Mechanical Engineering is the #37 most popular major in Maine with 105 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Maine
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for ME majors pursuing a .
Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found University of Maine to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine are $11,986 per year. After completing their degree, ME graduates from UMaine carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 a year. On average, ME graduates from University of Southern Maine take out $32,180 in student loans while working on their degree.
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 2,089 |
Connecticut | 538 |
New Hampshire | 125 |
Rhode Island | 140 |
Vermont | 132 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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