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Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$64,526 Avg Salary
$22,838 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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering mechanics majors pursuing a .

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Engineering Mechanics

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 Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Engineering Mechanics majors at UIUC take out an average of $19,175 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for engineering mechanics students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for engineering mechanics students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that engineering mechanics majors at UW - Madison take out is $26,500.

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Best Engineering Mechanics Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering mechanics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1
Ohio 2
Illinois 43
Wisconsin 48

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Engineering Mechanics is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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