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2023 Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Mechanics program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering mechanics students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, engineering mechanics graduates from UW - Madison take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Engineering Mechanics at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, engineering mechanics graduates from UIUC carry an average student debt load of $19,175.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Full Engineering Mechanics at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering mechanics programs. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering Mechanics at University of Dayton Report

#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

With a ranking of #6, Cleveland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering mechanics students. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering mechanics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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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

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 8 schools only.

  • 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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