2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering, making the major the #21 most popular in the United States.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the ME associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named LaGuardia Community College the most popular school in the United States for mechanical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 58% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at El Paso Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the United States. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
About 25% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 75% are male.
The average amount in student loans that ME majors at El Paso Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,248.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bremerton, OC is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 27% of the ME majors at the school.
The in-demand associate degree programs at Everett Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Everett Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Everett.
Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Tacoma Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 26% of the ME majors at the school.
ME majors at Tacoma Community College take out an average of $22,774 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Of the 19 students majoring in ME at Salt Lake Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.
On average, ME graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $17,119 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
With a ranking of #7, Bellevue College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 18% of the ME majors at the school.
Montgomery County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.
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Whatcom Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in ME at Whatcom Community College, 79% are male and 21% are female.
Clark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Mechanical Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 26 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 Michel Villeneuve.
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