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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,433 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,867 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 1,418 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #15 most popular major in Georgia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA
$6,485 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the best value school in Georgia for mechanical engineering students. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GaSou are $6,485 a year. After completing their degree, ME graduates from GaSou carry an average student debtload of $25,125. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $235, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$6,436 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Georgia. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia undergraduate students pay an average of $6,436 in in-state tuition and fees each year. ME majors at KSU Georgia take out an average of $28,406 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $266, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$12,852 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $12,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, ME graduates from Georgia Tech carry an average student debtload of $26,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $404.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Georgia rankings.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
$12,068 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UGA are $12,068 a year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UGA take out is $22,874. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $146, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UGA also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #3.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Georgia Report

#5

Mercer University

Macon, GA
$29,324 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mercer University is a great value for mechanical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mercer are $29,324 per year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 947
North Carolina 918
Florida 2,254
Tennessee 603
Kentucky 391
South Carolina 715
Louisiana 453
Arkansas 280
Alabama 1,019
Mississippi 309
West Virginia 217

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 5 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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