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Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

1 College
$64,436 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #69 most popular major in Rhode Island.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The following school tops our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Best Mechanical Engineering School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the best school in Rhode Island for mechanical engineering students. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Rhode Island Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 603
Connecticut 108
New Hampshire 10
Maine 7
Vermont 22

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 values are for the top school 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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