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2023 Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the United States for engineering mechanics students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

About 9% of the students majoring in engineering mechanics at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering mechanics schools in the United States. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering mechanics schools in the United States. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering mechanics schools in the United States. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering mechanics programs. 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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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering mechanics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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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 17 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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