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Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges
$64,776 Avg Salary
$23,989 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #19 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for ME majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in New Jersey for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevens Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $749.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ME graduates from NJIT carry an average student debtload of $22,763. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $217.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,920. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $298.

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#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

ME majors at Rowan take out an average of $21,777 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,232
New York 2,839
Maryland 807
District of Columbia 176
Delaware 135

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Michel Villeneuve.

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