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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges
$64,700 Avg Salary
$22,763 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 31 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #66 most popular major in Kansas.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas.

Our 2023 rankings named Wichita State University the most popular school in Kansas for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Kansas

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 142
Minnesota 105
Iowa 17
Nebraska 19
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 11

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 3 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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