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

Ranked #24 in popularity, general mechanical engineering is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 master's degrees in general mechanical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 schools for general mechanical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Mechanical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general mechanical engineering.

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

1

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a master's degree in general mechanical engineering. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville.More information about a master’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Louisville

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general mechanical engineering has to look into University of Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Kentucky

Best General Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	329
Georgia	370	251
North Carolina	334	157
Virginia	331	59
Tennessee	313	43
South Carolina	260	102
Alabama	258	73
Louisiana	250	6
Mississippi	243	24
Arkansas	187	6
West Virginia	164	25

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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.