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2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools

14 Colleges
$64,399 Avg Salary
$24,558 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Mechanics School for You

Engineering Mechanics is the #309 most popular major in the country with 272 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Mechanics Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for engineering mechanics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average amount in student loans that engineering mechanics majors at UIUC take out is $19,175.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering mechanics students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Engineering Mechanics majors at Virginia Tech take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Iowa State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering mechanics programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering mechanics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #9, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering mechanics students. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering mechanics students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Engineering Mechanics by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering mechanics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Siemens Pressebild.

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