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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$69,680 Avg Salary
$25,766 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #33 most popular major in Connecticut with 108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for mechanical engineering students. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The excellent programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Connecticut. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Connecticut. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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#5

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer at Hartford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

With a ranking of #6, University of Bridgeport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.

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#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mechanical engineering programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 603
Rhode Island 14
New Hampshire 10
Maine 7
Vermont 22

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

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 8 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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