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2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” 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 Connecticut, there were 538 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,680 and $25,766 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful mechanical engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s”.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 17 students 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%.

Full University of New Haven Mechanical Engineering Report

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 13 students 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 more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Hartford

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Rensselaer at Hartford
Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer at Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer at Hartford

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 10 masters’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 full report on Mechanical Engineering at Yale University

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at University of Bridgeport

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ME degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Fairfield U

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Connecticut for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at CCSU

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