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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York

17 Colleges
$68,666 Avg Salary
$23,438 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 785 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in New York 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.

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#10

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 17 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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