Mechanical Engineering
Ranked in 2013, part of Best Engineering Schools
Mechanical engineers work with machines and engines, from elevator technology to robotics. Students can focus on areas such as heat transfer and fracture mechanics. These are the top graduate schools for mechanical engineering.
| Rankings | Overall Engineering School Program Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School name | Score | Tuition | Total graduate engineering enrollment | Additional data |
| #61 |
University of Massachusetts‒Amherst
Amherst, MA |
2.7 | $2,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $9,937 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 862 |
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| #93 |
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK |
2.3 | $175 per credit (in-state, full-time); $654 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 597 | |
| #93 |
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK |
2.3 | $178 per credit (in-state, full-time); $709 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 881 | |
| #132 |
University of Nevada‒Las Vegas (Hughes)
Las Vegas, NV |
2.0 | $5,365 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,960 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 235 | |
| #77 |
University of North Carolina‒Charlotte (Lee)
Charlotte, NC |
2.5 | $5,729 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,016 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 452 | |
| #77 |
Louisiana State University‒Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA |
2.5 | $5,875 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,263 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 636 | |
| #119 |
Utah State University
Logan, UT |
2.1 | $5,897 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,044 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 413 | |
| #119 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD |
2.1 | $197 per credit (in-state, full-time); $417 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 243 | |
| #57 |
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT |
2.8 | $5,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,454 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,073 | |
| #132 |
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY |
2.0 | $206 per credit (in-state, full-time); $602 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 228 | |
| #84 |
Mississippi State University (Bagley)
Mississippi State, MS |
2.4 | $6,264 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 622 | |
| #104 |
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO |
2.2 | $6,338 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,856 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 618 | |
| #61 |
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO |
2.7 | $6,390 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,470 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,050 | |
| #119 |
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM |
2.1 | $6,514 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,266 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 456 | |
| #93 |
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM |
2.3 | $6,592 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,208 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 712 | |
| #35 |
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC |
3.2 | $6,883 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,931 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,918 | |
| #93 |
University of Akron
Akron, OH |
2.3 | $7,285 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,473 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 388 | |
| #93 |
Texas Tech University (Whitacre)
Lubbock, TX |
2.3 | $253 per credit (in-state, full-time); $604 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 725 | |
| #104 |
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV |
2.2 | $7,804 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 704 | |
| #104 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA |
2.2 | $7,863 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,762 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 242 | |
| #77 |
Auburn University (Ginn)
Auburn University, AL |
2.5 | $7,866 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,598 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 851 | |
| #61 |
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA |
2.7 | $7,900 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,064 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 418 | |
| #119 |
Ohio University (Russ)
Athens, OH |
2.1 | $8,188 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,180 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 388 | |
| #17 |
Texas A&M University‒College Station (Look)
College Station, TX |
3.7 | $277 per credit (in-state, full-time); $577 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,918 | |
| #57 |
Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
2.8 | $8,368 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,670 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,317 | |
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