College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Ohio

11 Ranked Colleges
341 Degrees Awarded
$80,620 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio” ranking.

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 Ohio, there were 2,106 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,553 and $24,717 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 341 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 11 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.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Rankings by Degree Other Award Levels
Rankings by Location Check Out Other Locales
More ME Rankings Other Ranking Categories

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree me students.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Ohio

1
UDayton crest
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 44 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at UDayton

2

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 42 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Cleveland State University Mechanical Engineering Report

3

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 90 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UC Mechanical Engineering Report

4

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Case Western Reserve University Mechanical Engineering Report

5

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 18 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Wright State University - Main Campus

6

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 20 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Mechanical Engineering Report

7

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Ohio State

8
University of Toledo crest
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 16 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Toledo

9

Miami University - Oxford landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio ranking. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Miami University - Oxford

10

Youngstown State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Youngstown State University

11

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on ME Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University - Athens Campus

Switch to a Similar Major

Notes and References

References

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

Credits

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options