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2024 Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
94 Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded
$64,526 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 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 94 degrees in engineering mechanics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Mechanics School

Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Mechanics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Great Lakes Region

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.

Top Great Lakes Region 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 very 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 about 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 make $2,877 more than the standard engineering mechanics grad.

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2
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 want to pursue a degree in 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 colleges 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 year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Engineering Mechanics Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in engineering mechanics needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large 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 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering mechanics program earn about $61,649 for their early career.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

It's difficult to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering mechanics. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 1 engineering mechanics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a good choice for students interested in a degree in engineering mechanics. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

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

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Best Engineering Mechanics Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering mechanics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 1
Ohio 314 2
Illinois 304 43
Wisconsin 273 48

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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 94

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,978
Electrical Engineering 4,524
Computer Engineering 3,259
Civil Engineering 2,925
Chemical Engineering 2,284
Biomedical Engineering 1,932
Industrial Engineering 1,927
General Engineering 1,712
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,238
Materials Engineering 740

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