2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for mechanical engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 166 degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Mechanical Engineering Schools List

Mechanical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Rhode Island list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering in Rhode Island

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the me degree levels they offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in ME

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

136 ME Degrees Awarded

21.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Rhode Island is a good option for students interested in a degree in mechanical engineering. URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.

After graduation, me degree recipients usually make an average of $64,907 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in mechanical engineering from University of Rhode Island

2

Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$63,964 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Roger Williams University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mechanical engineering. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bristol.

Soon after graduation, me degree recipients typically earn an average of $63,964 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in mechanical engineering from Roger Williams University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.

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