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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in District of Columbia

4 Colleges
$66,717 Avg Salary
$26,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

With 176 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #43 most popular major in District of Columbia.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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 George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for mechanical engineering students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

After completing their degree, ME graduates from GWU carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at George Washington University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, ME graduates from CUA carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Catholic University of America

#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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The excellent programs at University of the District of Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in District of Columbia. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of the District of Columbia

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
New Jersey 945
Delaware 135

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 4 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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