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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 90 students majoring in ME at UC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Ohio. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the ME majors at the school.

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#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Cleveland State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Ohio. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 21% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Cleveland State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University Report

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in ME at University of Akron Main Campus, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Of the 18 students majoring in ME at Wright State University - Main Campus, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Toledo Report

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

About 31% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #10, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in ME at Youngstown State University, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown State University Report

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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