2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You
With 500 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
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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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Villanova University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Gannon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Widener University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #10, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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 |
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New York | 785 |
Maryland | 213 |
New Jersey | 219 |
District of Columbia | 55 |
Delaware | 21 |
Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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