by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 3,129 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,830 and $25,554 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,359 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree me students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. Olin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Needham, Massachusetts. It awarded 21 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 127 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 229 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Coast Guard Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. United States Coast Guard Academy is a small public school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 18 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New England University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Western New England University Mechanical Engineering Report
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 214 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 240 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Norwich University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. Norwich University is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Norwich University
With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at UMass Dartmouth
University of Maine landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Roger Williams University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Roger Williams University
With a ranking of #14, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 74 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Connecticut landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 202 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Full University of Connecticut Mechanical Engineering Report
University of Hartford landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Hartford is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Hartford
Fairfield University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Fairfield University
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 194 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 93 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #20, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 47 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 University of New Haven
University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 25 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern Maine
With a ranking of #23, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s ME degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Merrimack College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Boston University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on ME Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.4% 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%.
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