2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Montana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, mechanical engineering students earned 198 degrees and certificates from a Montana school, making the subject the 9th 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Montana 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 Montana Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Montana Technological University the best value school in Montana for mechanical engineering students. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Montana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Montana Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Montana rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Bozeman are $7,528 a year. ME majors at MSU Bozeman take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $151.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,108 |
| Utah | 695 |
| Idaho | 328 |
| 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 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.