by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States.
Across Maryland, there were 807 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general mechanical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Naval Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland list. Annapolis, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at United States Naval Academy
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 173 ’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 374 ’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #4 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 191 ’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Johns Hopkins University General Mechanical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Mechanical Engineering Major in Maryland list. Located in North East, Maryland, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.
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