2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 239 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Mechanical Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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Out of the 239 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
University of California - San Diego ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
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Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #14 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
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Northeastern University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #17, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
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University of Southern California landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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North Carolina State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Clemson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Cornell University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 37 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell, MA |
| 37 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 37 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
| 40 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL |
| 41 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY |
| 42 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 43 | University of Michigan - Dearborn | Dearborn, MI |
| 44 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 45 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY |
| 46 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 46 | Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI |
| 46 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 46 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
Mechanical Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
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| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to ME
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.
- 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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