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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in North Dakota

4 Colleges
$65,195 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Dakota. With 291 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Dakota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in North Dakota. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, ME majors at North Dakota State University accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in North Dakota. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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

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#3

University of Jamestown

Jamestown, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Jamestown. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the remote town of Jamestown, UJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

Out of the 4 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 725
Minnesota 582
Kansas 445
Iowa 612
Nebraska 151
South Dakota 144

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 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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