2020 Most Affordable Online Master's in Mechanical Engineering Degrees

With annual tuitions under $18,000, these 25 online colleges offer the most affordable master's in mechanical engineering programs. The University of New Mexico, our top-ranked school, has the lowest tuition on the list at only $4,583 per year. UNM offers a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Space Systems Engineering. Ranked #2, the Kennesaw State University offers a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at a tuition rate of $5,745 annually.
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Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
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University of New Mexico | $4,583 | |
Kennesaw State University | $5,745 | |
University of Alabama | $6,300 | |
Texas Tech University | $6,804 | |
Mississippi State University | $7,824 | |
University of Virginia | $8,115 | |
University of Idaho | $8,235 | |
University of South Carolina - Columbia | $8,583 | |
Old Dominion University | $8,925 | |
University of Central Florida | $10,422 | |
Iowa State University | $10,425 | |
University of North Dakota | $11,460 | |
Kansas State University | $11,473 | |
University of Cincinnati | $14,098 | |
Auburn University | $14,235 | |
Colorado State University - Fort Collins | $14,460 | |
University of Houston | $15,623 | |
University of Arizona | $16,000 | |
University of California - Los Angeles | $16,000 | |
University of Wisconsin - Madison | $16,000 | |
Georgia Institute of Technology | $16,500 | |
University of Delaware | $16,500 | |
The University of Texas at Austin | $16,811 | |
University of Michigan - Dearborn | $16,965 | |
University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | $17,344 |
University of New Mexico Albuquerque (NM)
Example Classes: Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Introduction to Space Situational Awareness, Orbital Mechanics, Satellite Communications, Small Spacecraft Design I, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Controls Online Master's Degrees
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Kennesaw State University Kennesaw (GA)
Example Classes: Advance Engineering Thermodynamics, Advance Fluid Mechanics and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Dynamics and Vibrations, Advanced Engineering Heat Transfer, Advanced Solid Mechanics Online Master's Degrees
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University of Alabama Tuscaloosa (AL)
Example Classes: Foundations of Thermal Power Generation, Fundamentals of Energy Conservation & Management, Intermediate Dynamics, Intermediate Heat Transfer, Principles of Combustion I, Reliability Maintenance & Total Productive Maintenance Online Master's Degrees
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Texas Tech University Lubbock (TX)
Example Classes: Biomaterials, Computational Mechanics, Contact Mechanics, Elasticity, Fracture and Failure Analysis, Physical Metallurgy Online Master's Degrees
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Mississippi State University Mississippi State (MS)
Example Classes: Air Conditioning, Casting and Joining, Combustion Engines, Failure of Engineering Materials, Mechanical Metallurgy Online Master's Degrees
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University of Virginia Charlottesville (VA)
Example Classes: Engineering Mathematics II, Finite Element Analysis, Linear State Space Systems, Multibody Mechanical Systems, Statistics for Engineers and Scientists Online Master's Degrees
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University of Idaho Moscow (ID)
Example Classes: Continuum Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Linear System Theory, Neural Network Design, Thermal Radiation Processes Online Master's Degrees
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University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia (SC)
Example Classes: Advanced Heat Transfer, Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Continuum Mechanics, Intermediate Dynamics, Intro to Finite Elements Analysis in Mechanical Engineering, Thermodynamics Online Master's Degrees
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Old Dominion University Norfolk (VA)
Example Classes: Advanced Classical Thermodynamics, Concurrent Engineering, Continuum Mechanics, Design of Experiments, Engineering Analysis, Heat Transfer Online Master's Degrees
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University of Central Florida Orlando (FL) (and 7 others)
Example Classes: Analysis and Control of Robot Manipulators, Continuum Mechanics, Engineering Fracture Mechanics in Design, Fundamentals of Fatigue Analysis, Modal Analysis, Nonlinear Vibration Online Master's Degrees
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Iowa State University Ames (IA)
Example Classes: Material and Manufacturing Considerations in Design, Mechanics of Deformable Solids, Mechanics of Machining and Finishing Processes, Nanomechanics, Solar Energy Systems, Surface Engineering Online Master's Degrees
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University of North Dakota Grand Forks (ND)
Example Classes: Advanced Machine Design, Convective Heat Transfer, Deformation and Fracture, Design Projects, Metal Fatigue in Engineering, Thermodynamics of Materials Online Master's Degrees
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Kansas State University Manhattan (KS)
Example Classes: Finite Element Applications in Mechanical Engineering, Indoor Environmental Engineering, Intermediate Dynamics, Intermediate Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Systems Design, Thermodynamics of Modern Power Cycles Online Master's Degrees
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University of Cincinnati Cincinnati (OH) (and 1 other)
Example Classes: Design for Manufacturability and Assembly, Effectiveness in Technical Organizations, Intelligent Systems Theory, Occupational Safety Engineering, Production Planning & Control, Quality Control Online Master's Degrees
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Auburn University Auburn (AL)
Example Classes: Convection Heat Transfer, Mechanical Impact, Metalworking and Manufacturing Tribology, Stability and Vibration of Continuous Systems, Turbulence, Virtual Prototyping Online Master's Degrees
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins (CO)
Example Classes: Bioengineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Design and Data Analysis for Researchers, Materials Issues in Mechanical Design, Metals and Alloys, Simulation Modeling and Experimentation Online Master's Degrees
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University of Houston Houston (TX)
Example Classes: Continuum Mechs I, Control System Analysis and Design, Convection Heat Transfr, Methods of Applied Mathematics, Phase Transform in Materials, Physical Metallurgy Online Master's Degrees
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University of Arizona Tucson (AZ)
Example Classes: Advanced Engineering Analysis, Advanced Thermodynamics/Radiation, Conduction/Convective Transport Phenomena, Finite Element Methods, Mechanics of Deformable Solids, Planar Multibody Dynamics with Applications Online Master's Degrees
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University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles (CA)
Example Classes: Composites Manufacturing, Dynamics of Structures, Mechanical Design I, Mechanics of Intelligent Materials and Systems Online Master's Degrees
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University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison (WI)
Example Classes: Advanced Composite Materials, Advanced Polymer Processing, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Engineering Design with Polymers, Modeling and Simulation in Polymer Processing, Transport Phenomena in Polymer Processing Online Master's Degrees
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Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta (GA)
Example Classes: Fluid Film Lubrication, Inelastic Deformation of Solids, Mechanics of Contact, Micromechanics of Materials, Physical Properties of Pape, Rotordynamics Online Master's Degrees
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University of Delaware Newark (DE)
Example Classes: Intermediate Dynamics, Intermediate Engineering Mathematics, Intermediate Fluid Mechanics, Intermediate Heat Transfer, Intermediate Solid Mechanics, Linear Systems Online Master's Degrees
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The University of Texas at Austin Austin (TX)
Example Classes: Applied Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics in Industrial Processes, Heat Transfer in Industrial Systems, Materials Processing, Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Physical Systems, The Enterprise of Technology Online Master's Degrees
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University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn (MI)
Example Classes: Advanced Stress Analysis, Automotive Composites, Degradation of Materials, Mechatronics, Theory of Gearing and Applications Online Master's Degrees
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University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign (IL)
Example Classes: Computational Process Modeling, Control of Machine Systems, Convex Methods in Control, Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Systems Online Master's Degrees
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