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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges
$66,974 Avg Salary
$24,829 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 219 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Top New Jersey Schools in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in New Jersey for mechanical engineering students. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering students. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 785
Pennsylvania 500
Maryland 213
District of Columbia 55
Delaware 21

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 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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