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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

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

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #35 most popular major in Arizona with 804 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 273 students majoring in ME at ASU - Tempe, 84% are male and 16% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $22,314 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $252.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 83% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $24,492 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $323.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in ME at University of Arizona, 82% are male and 18% are female.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at University of Arizona take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,108. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $178.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 86% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Arizona. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

Women make up 24% of the ME majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at Embry-Riddle Prescott accumulate an average of around $26,509 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $982, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Report

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University - Skysong

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Oklahoma 521
New Mexico 280

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

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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