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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,114 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #35 most popular major in Arizona with 804 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Arizona

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

$11,348 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 a year. While working on their degree, ME majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $252.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year. While working on their degree, ME majors at University of Arizona accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $178.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Arizona Report

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $11,527 per year. After completing their degree, ME graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $26,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $323.

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$38,966 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Arizona. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $38,966 a year. ME majors at Embry-Riddle Prescott take out an average of $27,875 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $982, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Embry-Riddle Prescott is ranked #2 for overall quality for ME in Arizona.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Oklahoma 521
New Mexico 280

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

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 4 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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