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2024 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
272 Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded
$64,399 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in engineering mechanics. It is ranked #308 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Mechanics Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 272 degrees in engineering mechanics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Mechanics School

Best Engineering Mechanics Schools The engineering mechanics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering Mechanics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering mechanics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Engineering Mechanics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering Mechanics
Master's Degrees in Engineering Mechanics
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering Mechanics

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Mechanics Schools list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Engineering Mechanics in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of 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 Engineering Mechanics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded
10.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering mechanics. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 38 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Those engineering mechanics students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign receive $3,004 more than the standard engineering mechanics student.

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

It is hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering mechanics. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. This university ranks 1st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 79 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
60.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering mechanics. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in 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 approximately 48 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, engineering mechanics degree recipients generally make about $64,144 at the beginning of their careers.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

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

There were roughly 48 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering mechanics program make about $61,649 in the first couple years of working.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

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

There were roughly 3 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

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

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

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8
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 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

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

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the 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 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

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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 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

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

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Engineering Mechanics by Region

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Engineering Mechanics is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Mechanics Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering Mechanics 272

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904

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