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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana

6 Colleges
$70,866 Avg Salary
$24,227 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #31 most popular major in Indiana.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Indiana to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in Indiana for mechanical engineering students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Northwest Report

#5

Trine University

Angola, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Located in the distant town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Indiana. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 592
Illinois 346
Ohio 395
Wisconsin 96

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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