2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best 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 mechanical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 mechanical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mechanical engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mechanical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best 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 Mechanical Engineering in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in ME

1

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

37 Annual Graduates

$82,531 Median Starting Salary

University of Louisville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in mechanical engineering. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville.

Master's students who receive their degree from the me program earn about $82,531 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from University of Louisville

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from University of Kentucky

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	329
Georgia	190	251
Virginia	182	59
North Carolina	178	157
Tennessee	166	43
Alabama	151	73
Louisiana	147	6
South Carolina	146	102
Mississippi	145	24
Arkansas	121	6
West Virginia	112	25

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Mechanical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

ME Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering	49

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	47
Computer Engineering	40
Electrical Engineering	29
Biomedical Engineering	17
Industrial Engineering	8
Agricultural Engineering	6
Chemical Engineering	5
Manufacturing Engineering	4
Mining Engineering	1

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.