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2024 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges in New Jersey
945 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for general mechanical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 945 degrees in general mechanical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Mechanical Engineering School

Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Jersey Your choice of general mechanical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general mechanical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Mechanical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Mechanical Engineering
Master's Degrees in General Mechanical Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in General Mechanical Engineering

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 Schools in New Jersey 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 General Mechanical Engineering in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools in General Mechanical Engineering

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ
69 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general mechanical engineering needs to look into Princeton University. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 69 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
257 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general mechanical engineering has to take a look at Stevens Institute of Technology. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.

There were roughly 257 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
281 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat New Jersey Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 4th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 281 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
205 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a good option for students interested in a degree in general mechanical engineering. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were roughly 205 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NJ
41 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 5th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 41 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
92 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 92 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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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 1,026 2,830
Pennsylvania 978 2,230
Maryland 618 796
District of Columbia 441 176
Delaware 345 135

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