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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

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

Our analysis found New Jersey Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Women make up 10% of the ME majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at NJIT take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,763. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $217.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Women make up 18% of the ME majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $21,920 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $298.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Of the 124 students majoring in ME at Stevens, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Women make up 15% of the ME majors at the school.

On average, ME graduates from Rowan take out $21,777 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place 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.

Of the 49 students majoring in ME at Princeton, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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