Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering

Schools offering this major, ranked by graduate earnings.

113schools

15,504total graduates

$69,018avg 10yr earnings

School

10yr Earnings

Net Price

Admit

Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY

$95,951

$22,367

72.4%

Kettering University

Flint, MI

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

$91,410

$34,433

31.4%

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI

Union College

Schenectady, NY

$88,604

$34,561

43.9%

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$87,989

$41,190

36.5%

Manhattan University

Riverdale, NY

$86,316

$27,256

78.9%

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Prescott, AZ

$84,131

$40,287

76.6%

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL

$84,131

$41,272

64.8%

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

University of Portland

Portland, OR

$82,804

$28,210

89.2%

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, MA

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

$82,592

$18,425

54.9%

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH

$80,928

$24,478

74.4%

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

$78,892

$35,119

81.7%

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of St Thomas

Saint Paul, MN

The Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$73,250

$29,561

82.8%

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

$73,157

$27,290

83.5%

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

$72,273

$15,706

95.0%

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

$72,257

$20,183

79.9%

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

$72,085

$20,723

22.7%

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Widener University

Chester, PA

$70,920

$25,759

70.9%

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, MI

$69,151

$32,918

55.9%

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

$66,852

$22,719

76.8%

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Johnstown, PA

$66,125

$18,202

94.8%

CUNY City College

New York, NY

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA

University of California-Merced

Merced, CA

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR

$64,010

$18,048

63.1%

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

$63,454

$27,743

90.6%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

Erie, PA

$63,435

$24,558

96.8%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks

Reading, PA

$63,435

$24,356

98.7%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, PA

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

$63,191

$18,578

89.4%

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Duluth, MN

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND

Saint Martin's University

Lacey, WA

$62,092

$28,119

89.8%

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Platteville, WI

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

$61,408

$15,000

61.5%

York College of Pennsylvania

York, PA

$61,012

$18,556

73.7%

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

$60,823

$30,282

95.8%

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Gannon University

Erie, PA

$58,845

$22,553

74.2%

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Trine University

Angola, IN

$57,165

$25,355

85.5%

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

$57,103

$28,185

38.0%

The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, TX

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa, TX

$56,073

$12,723

94.9%

Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX

$55,747

$11,656

93.5%

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

$55,443

$24,468

65.3%

Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

$55,070

$19,841

98.3%

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

$54,897

$25,620

73.8%

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

$54,670

$14,831

75.5%

Montana Technological University

Butte, MT

$54,329

$16,481

91.0%

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH

$53,217

$23,280

78.2%

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

$52,279

$11,864

86.4%

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

$51,871

$15,301

N/A

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

$51,532

$13,194

94.0%

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

$51,450

$12,090

90.9%

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

$49,641

$35,013

48.7%

Wright State University-Main Campus

Dayton, OH

Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond, OK

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mayaguez, PR

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

Hato Rey, PR

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

Alabama A & M University

Normal, AL

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM

United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD

N/A

9.3%

111

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

N/A

12.4%

112

Grove City College

Grove City, PA

N/A

72.3%

113

Florida Polytechnic University

Lakeland, FL

N/A

$11,853

57.5%

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