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2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Schools

6 Colleges
$69,007 Avg Salary
$23,944 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular online school in the United States for mechanical engineering students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the # 5 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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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 6 schools only.

  • 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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