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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

3 Colleges
$64,436 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for mechanical engineering students. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

While working on their degree, ME majors at URI accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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

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The excellent programs at Community College of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Rhode Island. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Warwick.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges 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 3 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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