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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$8,552 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,850 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 217 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia 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.

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 West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University Institute of Technology the best value school in West Virginia for mechanical engineering students. Located in the small city of Beckley, West Virginia University Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Virginia University Tech are $7,728 a year. The average amount in student loans that ME majors at West Virginia University Tech take out is $26,649. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $448.

West Virginia University Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of Technology Report

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Out of the 3 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year. After completing their degree, ME graduates from WVU carry an average student debtload of $26,649. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $448.

WVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia list.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in West Virginia list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year. While working on their degree, ME majors at Marshall University accumulate an average of around $29,250 in student debt.

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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
Georgia 1,418
Virginia 947
North Carolina 918
Florida 2,254
Tennessee 603
Kentucky 391
South Carolina 715
Louisiana 453
Arkansas 280
Alabama 1,019
Mississippi 309

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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