2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 9,007 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering, making the major the #32 most popular in the United States.
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'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 215 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
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Out of the 215 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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With a ranking of #12, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Villanova University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Princeton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #24, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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Rest of the Top Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 35 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 36 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 37 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 38 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 39 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 40 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 41 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 42 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 43 | Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI |
Mechanical Engineering by Region
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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| 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 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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