Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering
Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY · Public
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI · Public
Kettering University
Flint, MI · Private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA · Private
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI · Public
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI · Private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI · Public
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA · Private
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI · Public
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · Public
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · Public
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · Public
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI · Public
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · Private
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL · Private
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN · Private
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · Public
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH · Public
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI · Public
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · Private
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA · Public
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public
University of Houston
Houston, TX · Public
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint, MI · Public
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI · Public
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · Private
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY · Private
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · Public
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.
Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.
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