2024 Best General Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

General Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #24 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general mechanical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 155 master's degrees in general mechanical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Mechanical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The general mechanical engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general mechanical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general mechanical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general mechanical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general mechanical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Mechanical Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Mechanical Engineering in Maryland

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general mechanical engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in General Mechanical Engineering

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

128 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a master's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general mechanical engineering needs to look into University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best General Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	678
Pennsylvania	607	415
New Jersey	346	166
District of Columbia	334	45
Delaware	151	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Mechanical Engineering

One of 0 majors within the Mechanical Engineering area of study, General Mechanical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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. More about our data sources and methodologies.