Bachelor's Mechanical Engineering Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Mechanical Engineering Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Mechanical Engineering programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 318 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$7,62557%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 2Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$10,0006%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 3Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$10,50068%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 4Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$10,7506%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$11,3345%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$12,4555%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 7California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 8University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,20011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 9CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$13,23260%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 10Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$13,65492%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 11University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska$13,876——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 12Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$14,0006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 13University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$14,50029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 14University of California-DavisDavis, California$15,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 15University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$15,00039%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 16University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$15,00091%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 17University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$15,00083%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 18Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$15,3348%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 19Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$15,3758%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 20The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$15,50094%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 21Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$15,5009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 22University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$15,90833%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 23Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico$16,197——$7k$26k31%7,86814 mi 24Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$16,50011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 25Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$16,9604%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 26University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$17,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 27University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$17,01495%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 28California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$17,45575%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 29University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$17,50010%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 30California State University-FresnoFresno, California$17,53395%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 31Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico$17,55040%—$9k$30k35%3,4767 mi 32Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$17,61396%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 33California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$17,65346%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 34Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$17,70863%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 35University of ToledoToledo, Ohio$17,90092%1235$17k$51k57%9,7709 mi 36California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$18,00093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 37University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$18,03953%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 38University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$18,13124%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 39University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida$18,13161%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 40University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska$18,250——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 41Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana$18,50073%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi 42University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$18,50058%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 43University of California-MercedMerced, California$18,50091%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 44The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$18,75027%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 45The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas$18,75095%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 46New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$18,75989%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 47The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$18,875100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 48University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$19,00019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 49University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$19,00011%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 50Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$19,00012%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 51University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana$19,00074%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 52California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$19,04091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 53California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$19,39994%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 54Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$19,50057%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 55Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$19,50039%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 56Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$19,50048%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 57Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$19,50029%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 58University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma$19,50062%1389$15k$61k72%2,813443 mi 59Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$19,50031%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 60Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina$19,50023%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 61New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, New Mexico$19,50044%1207$10k$76k57%995410 mi 62Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, California$19,69095%—$21k$95k60%804< 1 mi 63Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$19,75055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 64Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$19,93750%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 65Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia$19,97171%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 66San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$19,99436%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 67University of HoustonHouston, Texas$20,00074%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 68University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$20,00027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 69Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$20,00849%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 70Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$20,46777%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 71Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$20,50090%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 72Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$20,50067%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 73Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$20,50061%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 74University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$20,50045%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 75University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$20,50042%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 76University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$20,50078%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 77University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$20,50045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 78University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$20,50096%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 79California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$20,50031%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 80Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$20,50076%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 81University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$21,00076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 82Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$21,00087%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 83Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$21,00045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 84University of RochesterRochester, New York$21,00040%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 85West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$21,12599%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 86New York UniversityNew York, New York$21,1409%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 87University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$21,50077%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 88University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky$21,50079%1150$18k$54k61%14,727248 mi 89George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$21,50047%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 90University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$21,50072%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 91Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont$21,50074%1190$22k$66k60%2,42898 mi 92Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas$21,65894%1092$13k$52k51%10,780565 mi 93Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas$21,67891%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 94University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$21,75016%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 95Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$21,75075%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 96University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$21,82177%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.