14 low-tuition PhD programs in Mechanical Engineering — US
14 programs for a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the US that answer which programs in this group cost the least each year. Every program here publishes an annual tuition of $22,000 or less.
low-tuition Programs
Every program here publishes an annual tuition of $22,000 or less.
- 1
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS=46Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#27Subject rank
- U.S. News#140Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $20,800
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 2
The University of Texas at Austin
- Grad School Navigator#31University rank
- QS#29Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#28Subject rank
- U.S. News#88Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 1 +1
- Annual tuition
- $18,326
- 3
Georgia Institute of Technology
- Grad School Navigator#33University rank
- QS#16Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#15Subject rank
- U.S. News#31Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 14 +1
- Annual tuition
- $15,299
- 4
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
- Grad School Navigator#41University rank
- QS#70University rank
- Times Higher Education#26Subject rank
- U.S. News#59Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Sep 15 +4
- Annual tuition
- $20,714
- Program duration
- 84 months
- 5
University of California--Santa Barbara
- Grad School Navigator#59University rank
- QS201–250Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#55Subject rank
- U.S. News#273Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $15,102
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 6
University of California--Irvine
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Grad School Navigator#65University rank
- QS201–250Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=94Subject rank
- U.S. News#217Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15 +1
- Annual tuition
- $13,140
- 7
Northeastern University
- Grad School Navigator#201–250University rank
- QS251–300Subject rank
- U.S. News#275Subject rank
- Academic Ranking of World Universities301–400Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1 +1
- Annual tuition
- $15,750
- 8
Florida State University
- Grad School Navigator#401–500University rank
- QS301–350Subject rank
- Times Higher Education251–300Subject rank
- U.S. News#678Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Nov 1 +3
- Annual tuition
- $20,043
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 9
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS=46Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#27Subject rank
- U.S. News#140Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $20,800
- Program duration
- 84 months
- 10
The University of Texas at Austin
- Grad School Navigator#31University rank
- QS#29Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#28Subject rank
- U.S. News#88Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 1 +1
- Annual tuition
- $18,326
- Program duration
- 60 months
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