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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska

2 Colleges
$61,195 Avg Salary
$23,334 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 66 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #14 most popular major in Alaska.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alaska to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Anchorage the most popular school in Alaska for mechanical engineering students. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UAA take out is $27,417.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Alaska list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, ME graduates from UAF take out $19,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,137
Washington 1,078
Oregon 646
Nevada 270
Hawaii 90

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

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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