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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana

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1,054 Degrees Awarded
$67,512 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.

Across Indiana, there were 1,336 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,866 and $24,227 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,054 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana bachelor’s degree me students.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Indiana

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 134 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

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Trine University
Angola, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trine University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angola, Indiana. It awarded 33 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Trine

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valparaiso University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana. Valpo is a small school located in Valparaiso, Indiana that handed out 46 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Valparaiso University

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana Tech Mechanical Engineering Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 395 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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University of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana

University of Evansville landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking. This small school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at UE

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Purdue University Northwest ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 54 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Purdue Northwest

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 114 students 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. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Notre Dame

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 173 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Anderson University Indiana
Anderson, Indiana

Anderson University Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #10. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Anderson University Indiana

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University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana

University of Southern Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #11. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized public school situated in Evansville, Indiana. It awarded 37 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern Indiana

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #12. Purdue University Fort Wayne is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at PFW

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Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #13. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona Lake, Indiana. It awarded 3 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Grace College and Theological Seminary

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

University of Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Indianapolis

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Indiana list. Indiana Tech - CPS is a small school located in Fort-Wayne, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies Mechanical Engineering Report

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