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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Ohio

11 Colleges
$68,553 Avg Salary
$24,717 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #24 most popular major in Ohio with 395 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Ohio 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 .

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Ohio list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 592
Illinois 346
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 96

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

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 11 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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