Best Colleges For Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is one of the core engineering disciplines. With the rise of robotics, miniaturization and computer controlled technologies, robust mechanical design and engineered technologies has become increasingly relevant. The best colleges for mechanical engineering imbue in students the innate curiosity to make a better world, with technologies increasingly suited to the real-world needs of its users.

Ranking The Top Colleges for Mechanical Engineering

We have analyzed over 325 colleges in the creation of this ranking of the best colleges for mechanical engineering. As one of the most basic and widespread engineering majors, numerous options are available for top tier programs in the field. The table below lists the top colleges, with the college name, city, state and our analysis relative score. If the name is underlined in this ranking, we have created a profile for that institution, which you can find by tapping on its name.

Rank	College	City	State	Score
1	Stanford University	Palo Alto	CA	96.44
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta	GA	95.88
3	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	CA	92.83
4	University of Texas	Austin	TX	91.81
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technlogy	Cambridge	MA	91.09
6	Purdue University	West Lafayette	IN	89.80
7	Harvard University	Cambridge	MA	86.56
8	University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	IL	85.05
9	Princeton University	Princeton	NJ	84.68
10	Texas A&M University	College Station	TX	83.94
11	Penn State	University Park	PA	83.41
12	University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	83.41
13	University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	83.28
14	The Ohio State University	Columbus	OH	82.84
15	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	82.68
16	Cornell University	Ithaca	NY	81.37
17	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	PA	80.63
18	Nortwestern University	Evanston	IL	79.05
19	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA	74.94
20	Virginia Polytechnic University (Virginia Tech)	Blacksburg	VA	74.32
21	Duke University	Durham	NC	73.44
22	Columbia University	New York	NY	73.35
23	University Of Wisconsin - Madison	Madison	WI	72.92
24	University of Washington	Seattle	WA	72.76
25	Yale University	New Haven	CT	72.47
26	North Carolina State University	Raleigh	NC	71.65
27	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	MD	71.13
28	Arizona State University	Tempe	AZ	68.65
29	Rice University	Houston	TX	66.15
30	University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	64.10
31	University of California - San Diego	San Diego	CA	63.88
32	University of Colorado - Boulder	Boulder	CO	63.31
33	Michigan State University	East Lansing	MI	62.87
34	University of Maryland	College Park	MD	61.00
35	University of Tennessee - Knoxville	Knoxville	TN	60.72
36	University of California - Davis	Davis	CA	57.97
37	West Point - Army Academy	West Point	NY	57.13
38	Annapolis - Naval Academy	Annapolis	MD	57.13
39	University of Arizona	Tuscon	AZ	56.14
40	University of Minnesota	Twin Cities	MN	54.72
41	Iowa State University	Ames	IA	54.65
42	Clemson University	Clemson	SC	53.72
43	Brown University	Providence	RI	52.96
44	Florida State University	Tallahassee	FL	52.25
45	New York University	New York	NY	51.91
46	Vanderbilt University	Nashville	TN	51.78
47	University of Notre Dame	South Bend	IN	51.40
48	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	AL	49.56
49	Washington State University	Pullman	WA	49.42
50	Colorado School of Mines	Golden	CO	49.36

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What is a Mechanical Engineering Major?

A typical mechanical engineering curriculum covers a wide range of disciplines, given that the mechanical design of practically any product or process involves at least one, if not several disciplines. For example, fluid movement, heat transfer and diffusion, electrical and digital systems, chemicals and so on. Among the subjects covered in a typical Mechanical Engineering major are:

Basic Core Sciences and Mathematics:
- - chemistry
  - physics
  - calculus.
Engineering Focus, such as:
- - Engineering Management
  - Fluid systems and hydraulics
  - Structural Dynamics
  - Computing simulation
  - Design
  - Structures and Mechanics of materials
  - Dynamics
  - System Dynamics
  - Circuits
  - Thermodynamics
  - Heat transfer
  - Vibration
  - Control engineering
  - Manufacturing
  - Measurement and instrumentation
  - Nanotechnologies
  - Robotics
  - Electromechanical systems
  - Optics
  - Product Design
  - Transportation Engineering
  - Engineering Design
  - Sustainable systems
  - Energy
  - Sustainable energy
  - Fuel Cells and Biofuels
  - Electromechanical energy storage
  - Ocean engineering
  - Numerical Analysis
  - Mathematical Modelling
  - Scientific Computing
  - Environmental Chemistry
  - Biomechanics
  - Biomedical Engineering.

Mechanical Engineering Careers

Students graduating with degrees in mechanical engineering qualify for a wide range of research, engineering and management career paths. As with other engineering fields, the salaries for recent college graduates with Mech. E. degree3 tend to be at the higher end of entry level jobs. Among the careers available in mechanical engineering are:

Aerospace Engineer
Product Designer
Product Packaging Design
Quality Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Electronic Product Designer
Mechanical Design
Construction Engineer
Architectural Engineer
Biomedical Engineer
Biomedical Researcher.

Best Colleges For Mechanical Engineering

Ranking The Top Colleges for Mechanical Engineering

What is a Mechanical Engineering Major?

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