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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

40 Colleges
$69,466 Avg Salary
$24,219 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 9,007 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mechanical engineering students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 785
Pennsylvania 500
Maryland 213
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 55
Delaware 21

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 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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