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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana

4 Colleges
$70,866 Avg Salary
$24,227 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #31 most popular major in Indiana.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for ME majors pursuing a .

Top Indiana Schools in Mechanical Engineering

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Indiana. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 592
Illinois 346
Ohio 395
Wisconsin 96

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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