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2024 Best General Engineering Mechanics Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
272 General Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, general engineering mechanics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #743 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 272 degrees in general engineering mechanics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering Mechanics School

Best General Engineering Mechanics Schools Your choice of general engineering mechanics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering Mechanics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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Best Schools for General Engineering Mechanics in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of general engineering mechanics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in General Engineering Mechanics

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
38 General Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general engineering mechanics. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 38 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
79 General Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering mechanics needs to check out Iowa State University. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. This university ranks 1st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 79 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering mechanics. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 5 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
48 General Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded

Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering mechanics. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. This school ranks 2nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 48 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
48 General Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 48 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 3 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
83.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 2 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 2 general engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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