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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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

In 2020-2021, 140 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 93 students majoring in ME at URI, 87% are male and 13% are female.

On average, ME graduates from URI take out $22,421 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $322, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

About 30% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,089
Connecticut 538
New Hampshire 125
Maine 105
Vermont 132

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

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 2 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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