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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering in 2026

320 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Mechanical Engineering, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Mechanical Engineering graduate earns $70,527/yr across 320 schools.

Programs Ranked

320

Avg Earnings

$70,527/yr

Avg DW Score

66/100

AI Risk

Very High

57% task exposure

All Mechanical Engineering Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Mechanical Engineering California State University Maritime Academy · Vallejo, CA	76 69–78	$92,315/yr	Very High	36.4x
2	Mechanical Engineering University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	75 68–77	$76,228/yr	Very High	35.9x
3	Mechanical Engineering SUNY Maritime College · Throggs Neck, NY	75 68–77	$77,895/yr	Very High	32.5x
4	Mechanical Engineering University of Florida-Online · Gainesville, FL	75 69–77	$76,228/yr	Very High	59.8x
5	Mechanical Engineering University of Alaska Fairbanks · Fairbanks, AK	75 68–77	$79,438/yr	Very High	26.4x
6	Mechanical Engineering California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA	75 68–77	$83,011/yr	Very High	24.0x
7	Mechanical Engineering California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA	74 68–77	$75,040/yr	Very High	33.2x
8	Mechanical Engineering California State University-Chico · Chico, CA	74 67–76	$73,297/yr	Very High	30.8x
9	Mechanical Engineering California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA	74 67–76	$71,359/yr	Very High	34.4x
10	Mechanical Engineering San Francisco State University · San Francisco, CA	74 67–76	$72,647/yr	Very High	32.5x
11	Mechanical Engineering Florida International University · Miami, FL	74 67–76	$71,335/yr	Very High	35.0x
12	Mechanical Engineering North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC	74 67–76	$72,278/yr	Very High	31.4x
13	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	74 67–76	$82,227/yr	Very High	21.3x
14	Mechanical Engineering West Texas A & M University · Canyon, TX	74 68–76	$78,028/yr	Very High	23.6x
15	Mechanical Engineering Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	74 68–76	$80,374/yr	Very High	23.4x
16	Mechanical Engineering University of Alaska Anchorage · Anchorage, AK	74 67–76	$71,501/yr	Very High	30.3x
17	Mechanical Engineering Arkansas State University · Jonesboro, AR	74 67–76	$74,284/yr	Very High	22.7x
18	Mechanical Engineering San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	73 66–75	$69,754/yr	Very High	28.9x
19	Mechanical Engineering Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL	73 67–76	$68,451/yr	Very High	44.6x
20	Mechanical Engineering University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	73 67–76	$70,046/yr	Very High	34.6x
21	Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA	73 66–75	$78,862/yr	Very High	20.0x
22	Mechanical Engineering Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA	73 67–75	$68,462/yr	Very High	35.3x
23	Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	74 67–76	$68,943/yr	Very High	45.3x
24	Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	72 65–75	$75,311/yr	Very High	20.8x
25	Mechanical Engineering Southern University and A & M College · Baton Rouge, LA	73 67–74	$75,001/yr	Very High	21.3x
26	Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	73 66–75	$76,485/yr	Very High	21.3x
27	Mechanical Engineering Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS	74 67–75	$75,161/yr	Very High	23.5x
28	Mechanical Engineering Montana Technological University · Butte, MT	74 67–75	$73,901/yr	Very High	22.0x
29	Mechanical Engineering University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC	73 66–75	$69,178/yr	Very High	28.6x
30	Mechanical Engineering Ohio University-Eastern Campus · Saint Clairsville, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
31	Mechanical Engineering Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · Chillicothe, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
32	Mechanical Engineering Ohio University-Southern Campus · Ironton, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
33	Mechanical Engineering Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · Lancaster, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
34	Mechanical Engineering Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · Zanesville, OH	73 67–75	$69,161/yr	Very High	34.3x
35	Mechanical Engineering University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK	73 66–75	$71,362/yr	Very High	24.2x
36	Mechanical Engineering University of Houston · Houston, TX	73 66–75	$74,043/yr	Very High	23.8x
37	Mechanical Engineering Lamar University · Beaumont, TX	73 65–75	$68,359/yr	Very High	29.0x
38	Mechanical Engineering Brigham Young University · Provo, UT	73 66–75	$67,668/yr	Very High	36.4x
39	Mechanical Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology · Beckley, WV	73 67–75	$71,504/yr	Very High	27.0x
40	Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville · Platteville, WI	73 67–75	$71,612/yr	Very High	25.0x
41	Mechanical Engineering Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA	73 66–75	$67,158/yr	Very High	36.5x
42	Mechanical Engineering University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR	72 66–73	$71,407/yr	Very High	20.7x
43	Mechanical Engineering Arkansas Tech University · Russellville, AR	72 66–74	$68,765/yr	Very High	23.7x
44	Mechanical Engineering California State University-Fresno · Fresno, CA	72 66–75	$65,938/yr	Very High	33.9x
45	Mechanical Engineering California State University-Fullerton · Fullerton, CA	72 65–75	$65,252/yr	Very High	31.9x
46	Mechanical Engineering California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA	72 65–74	$66,462/yr	Very High	29.0x
47	Mechanical Engineering University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA	73 66–74	$88,497/yr	Very High	17.9x
48	Mechanical Engineering University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	72 65–74	$79,016/yr	Very High	18.8x
49	Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO	72 65–74	$70,763/yr	Very High	22.5x
50	Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO	72 65–74	$70,440/yr	Very High	22.2x
51	Mechanical Engineering University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	73 66–75	$66,298/yr	Very High	35.3x
52	Mechanical Engineering Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	72 65–74	$62,021/yr	Very High	40.0x
53	Mechanical Engineering University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL	73 66–75	$66,743/yr	Very High	33.2x
54	Mechanical Engineering Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	72 65–74	$66,385/yr	Very High	25.3x
55	Mechanical Engineering Iowa State University · Ames, IA	72 66–74	$72,900/yr	Very High	20.1x
56	Mechanical Engineering University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	72 65–74	$68,968/yr	Very High	23.1x
57	Mechanical Engineering Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	72 65–74	$68,919/yr	Very High	23.2x
58	Mechanical Engineering University of Mississippi · University, MS	72 65–74	$70,038/yr	Very High	21.7x
59	Mechanical Engineering Montana State University · Bozeman, MT	73 66–75	$68,469/yr	Very High	27.5x
60	Mechanical Engineering CUNY City College · New York, NY	72 65–75	$65,905/yr	Very High	30.8x
61	Mechanical Engineering Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	71 64–74	$68,729/yr	Very High	22.1x
62	Mechanical Engineering North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC	72 65–74	$69,078/yr	Very High	24.6x
63	Mechanical Engineering University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND	72 66–73	$73,603/yr	Very High	19.3x
64	Mechanical Engineering Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	72 66–73	$79,359/yr	Very High	17.5x
65	Mechanical Engineering Wright State University-Lake Campus · Celina, OH	72 65–74	$66,331/yr	Very High	26.9x
66	Mechanical Engineering Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK	72 65–74	$69,905/yr	Very High	21.4x
67	Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK	73 66–74	$71,424/yr	Very High	22.9x
68	Mechanical Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	72 65–74	$75,750/yr	Very High	19.2x
69	Mechanical Engineering Utah State University · Logan, UT	72 65–74	$69,406/yr	Very High	22.7x
70	Mechanical Engineering University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	72 66–74	$70,999/yr	Very High	22.4x
71	Mechanical Engineering West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	72 66–74	$71,504/yr	Very High	22.4x
72	Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	72 66–74	$74,611/yr	Very High	20.8x
73	Mechanical Engineering University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Mayaguez, PR	73 66–75	$64,869/yr	Very High	40.5x
74	Mechanical Engineering Florida Polytechnic University · Lakeland, FL	72 65–74	$62,595/yr	Very High	30.7x
75	Mechanical Engineering Purdue University Northwest · Hammond, IN	72 66–74	$68,632/yr	Very High	25.5x
76	Mechanical Engineering Alabama A & M University · Normal, AL	72 66–73	$71,954/yr	Very High	19.7x
77	Mechanical Engineering University of Alabama in Huntsville · Huntsville, AL	72 65–73	$73,984/yr	Very High	18.2x
78	Mechanical Engineering The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL	72 65–73	$75,238/yr	Very High	18.3x
79	Mechanical Engineering Auburn University · Auburn, AL	71 64–72	$74,005/yr	Very High	17.3x
80	Mechanical Engineering University of South Alabama · Mobile, AL	71 64–73	$67,175/yr	Very High	22.1x
81	Mechanical Engineering Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	72 65–73	$75,146/yr	Very High	18.6x
82	Mechanical Engineering California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA	71 64–74	$60,996/yr	Very High	33.9x
83	Mechanical Engineering University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA	71 65–72	$81,108/yr	Very High	15.8x
84	Mechanical Engineering Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT	71 65–72	$74,676/yr	Very High	17.3x
85	Mechanical Engineering Boise State University · Boise, ID	71 64–73	$62,835/yr	Very High	23.4x
86	Mechanical Engineering University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	71 64–73	$65,409/yr	Very High	23.4x
87	Mechanical Engineering Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	71 65–73	$69,746/yr	Very High	20.0x
88	Mechanical Engineering University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA	71 65–73	$71,732/yr	Very High	18.7x
89	Mechanical Engineering University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS	71 64–73	$70,726/yr	Very High	19.1x
90	Mechanical Engineering Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	72 65–73	$72,627/yr	Very High	19.5x
91	Mechanical Engineering Wichita State University · Wichita, KS	72 65–74	$68,018/yr	Very High	22.7x
92	Mechanical Engineering Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	72 65–73	$70,372/yr	Very High	20.4x
93	Mechanical Engineering University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME	71 64–73	$68,318/yr	Very High	19.8x
94	Mechanical Engineering Oakland University · Rochester Hills, MI	71 64–72	$78,213/yr	Very High	16.2x
95	Mechanical Engineering Saginaw Valley State University · University Center, MI	72 66–72	$76,823/yr	Very High	17.2x
96	Mechanical Engineering Saint Cloud State University · Saint Cloud, MN	72 65–73	$70,179/yr	Very High	20.3x
97	Mechanical Engineering University of Missouri-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	71 64–73	$71,072/yr	Very High	18.7x
98	Mechanical Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE	72 65–73	$71,318/yr	Very High	19.8x
99	Mechanical Engineering University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV	71 65–73	$67,050/yr	Very High	22.3x
100	Mechanical Engineering University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV	70 63–73	$61,977/yr	Very High	23.4x
101	Mechanical Engineering University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	71 64–74	$61,611/yr	Very High	30.5x
102	Mechanical Engineering New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	71 64–74	$62,813/yr	Very High	29.1x
103	Mechanical Engineering North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	72 65–73	$72,158/yr	Very High	18.9x
104	Mechanical Engineering University of Toledo · Toledo, OH	72 65–72	$77,011/yr	Very High	17.0x
105	Mechanical Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	72 65–73	$73,079/yr	Very High	18.7x
106	Mechanical Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City, SD	71 65–73	$69,667/yr	Very High	20.5x
107	Mechanical Engineering South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD	72 65–73	$67,791/yr	Very High	22.0x
108	Mechanical Engineering University of Memphis · Memphis, TN	71 65–73	$69,386/yr	Very High	19.9x
109	Mechanical Engineering Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, TN	71 64–73	$66,228/yr	Very High	20.8x
110	Mechanical Engineering Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX	71 64–73	$66,404/yr	Very High	22.1x
111	Mechanical Engineering Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX	72 65–73	$77,785/yr	Very High	17.7x
112	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX	71 64–73	$64,313/yr	Very High	23.0x
113	Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	71 65–73	$73,268/yr	Very High	18.7x
114	Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI	72 65–73	$70,474/yr	Very High	20.7x
115	Mechanical Engineering University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL	70 62–72	$58,191/yr	Very High	23.9x
116	Mechanical Engineering University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	71 64–72	$75,211/yr	Very High	16.6x
117	Mechanical Engineering California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	70 63–73	$55,405/yr	Very High	33.5x
118	Mechanical Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	70 63–72	$63,812/yr	Very High	20.7x
119	Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	70 63–72	$71,519/yr	Very High	17.0x
120	Mechanical Engineering Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	70 63–72	$74,457/yr	Very High	16.2x
121	Mechanical Engineering New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology · Socorro, NM	70 62–73	$57,424/yr	Very High	26.8x
122	Mechanical Engineering Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	70 64–72	$66,371/yr	Very High	19.8x
123	Mechanical Engineering Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH	70 64–72	$68,061/yr	Very High	18.4x
124	Mechanical Engineering University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	70 64–71	$72,370/yr	Very High	16.4x
125	Mechanical Engineering The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN	70 64–72	$66,517/yr	Very High	19.9x
126	Mechanical Engineering Prairie View A & M University · Prairie View, TX	70 63–73	$66,678/yr	Very High	20.4x
127	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX	70 63–71	$69,188/yr	Very High	17.6x
128	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX	70 63–73	$62,393/yr	Very High	22.5x
129	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler · Tyler, TX	70 63–72	$64,977/yr	Very High	20.9x
130	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas Permian Basin · Odessa, TX	70 63–73	$65,167/yr	Very High	21.2x
131	Mechanical Engineering Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA	71 64–72	$71,774/yr	Very High	17.7x
132	Mechanical Engineering Eastern Washington University · Cheney, WA	71 64–73	$62,497/yr	Very High	22.9x
133	Mechanical Engineering Washington State University · Pullman, WA	70 64–72	$72,690/yr	Very High	16.7x
134	Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Stout · Menomonie, WI	72 66–73	$73,260/yr	Very High	17.1x
135	Mechanical Engineering University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY	70 63–73	$57,153/yr	Very High	27.4x
136	Mechanical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	70 62–72	$68,686/yr	Very High	17.8x
137	Mechanical Engineering University of California-Davis · Davis, CA	70 63–71	$75,231/yr	Very High	15.4x
138	Mechanical Engineering University of West Florida · Pensacola, FL	71 64–72	$58,548/yr	Very High	22.0x
139	Mechanical Engineering University of Georgia · Athens, GA	72 65–72	$73,872/yr	Very High	15.5x
140	Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	70 63–70	$80,187/yr	Very High	14.1x
141	Mechanical Engineering University of Louisville · Louisville, KY	70 63–71	$71,169/yr	Very High	16.6x
142	Mechanical Engineering Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY	70 64–70	$70,722/yr	Very High	15.9x
143	Mechanical Engineering University of Maine · Orono, ME	69 63–71	$69,687/yr	Very High	16.3x
144	Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	70 63–70	$82,823/yr	Very High	13.7x
145	Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	70 63–71	$80,259/yr	Very High	14.5x
146	Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan-Dearborn · Dearborn, MI	68 61–71	$70,688/yr	Very High	15.7x
147	Mechanical Engineering University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO	69 62–70	$71,800/yr	Very High	15.4x
148	Mechanical Engineering Missouri University of Science and Technology · Rolla, MO	70 64–71	$75,855/yr	Very High	15.0x
149	Mechanical Engineering University of Missouri-St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	69 62–70	$69,638/yr	Very High	15.9x
150	Mechanical Engineering University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	69 63–71	$65,094/yr	Very High	17.8x
151	Mechanical Engineering State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY	71 65–72	$66,274/yr	Very High	18.4x
152	Mechanical Engineering University of Akron Main Campus · Akron, OH	70 63–71	$71,448/yr	Very High	16.1x
153	Mechanical Engineering University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH	70 63–71	$72,412/yr	Very High	15.8x
154	Mechanical Engineering Wright State University-Main Campus · Dayton, OH	69 63–71	$66,331/yr	Very High	17.7x
155	Mechanical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	69 62–71	$68,686/yr	Very High	16.5x
156	Mechanical Engineering University of North Texas · Denton, TX	70 63–71	$68,173/yr	Very High	17.2x
157	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Edinburg, TX	69 62–70	$60,924/yr	Very High	18.5x
158	Mechanical Engineering Texas A & M University-Kingsville · Kingsville, TX	68 60–71	$56,135/yr	Very High	21.7x
159	Mechanical Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA	70 63–71	$78,280/yr	Very High	14.8x
160	Mechanical Engineering University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	69 62–71	$66,947/yr	Very High	17.7x
161	Mechanical Engineering University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, WA	69 62–71	$66,947/yr	Very High	17.8x
162	Mechanical Engineering University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · Tacoma, WA	69 61–71	$66,947/yr	Very High	17.5x
163	Mechanical Engineering Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	68 60–70	$63,252/yr	Very High	16.6x
164	Mechanical Engineering University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	68 60–70	$67,633/yr	Very High	15.8x
165	Mechanical Engineering University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA	68 60–70	$69,555/yr	Very High	15.3x
166	Mechanical Engineering Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL	69 62–70	$68,069/yr	Very High	16.1x
167	Mechanical Engineering Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · Carbondale, IL	69 62–70	$69,454/yr	Very High	15.7x
168	Mechanical Engineering Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville · Edwardsville, IL	68 61–70	$66,546/yr	Very High	15.7x
169	Mechanical Engineering Purdue University Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN	70 64–71	$64,534/yr	Very High	16.4x
170	Mechanical Engineering University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY	68 62–70	$68,448/yr	Very High	15.6x
171	Mechanical Engineering Central Michigan University · Mount Pleasant, MI	68 61–70	$69,862/yr	Very High	15.2x
172	Mechanical Engineering Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI	69 63–69	$75,777/yr	Very High	13.7x
173	Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan-Flint · Flint, MI	69 63–69	$74,974/yr	Very High	13.9x
174	Mechanical Engineering Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH	68 61–69	$69,161/yr	Very High	14.9x
175	Mechanical Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	68 62–70	$71,406/yr	Very High	15.0x
176	Mechanical Engineering The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	68 60–70	$65,756/yr	Very High	15.8x
177	Mechanical Engineering University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA	66 58–69	$62,554/yr	Very High	15.5x
178	Mechanical Engineering Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO	67 59–69	$60,720/yr	Very High	16.3x
179	Mechanical Engineering University of Delaware · Newark, DE	68 61–69	$74,313/yr	Very High	13.2x
180	Mechanical Engineering University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, HI	66 56–70	$53,182/yr	Very High	19.1x
181	Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL	68 61–69	$69,871/yr	Very High	14.4x
182	Mechanical Engineering University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA	67 61–69	$73,414/yr	Very High	13.4x
183	Mechanical Engineering University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA	67 60–68	$73,972/yr	Very High	12.7x
184	Mechanical Engineering University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · North Dartmouth, MA	68 61–69	$71,559/yr	Very High	13.9x
185	Mechanical Engineering Lake Superior State University · Sault Ste Marie, MI	70 64–70	$77,229/yr	Very High	12.5x
186	Mechanical Engineering Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI	67 59–69	$68,260/yr	Very High	14.0x
187	Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	67 61–69	$73,433/yr	Very High	13.5x
188	Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	67 60–69	$67,764/yr	Very High	14.9x
189	Mechanical Engineering SUNY Polytechnic Institute · Utica, NY	69 63–70	$60,249/yr	Very High	16.6x
190	Mechanical Engineering Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH	68 61–69	$65,531/yr	Very High	15.6x
191	Mechanical Engineering Clemson University · Clemson, SC	68 61–68	$73,220/yr	Very High	13.2x
192	Mechanical Engineering Tennessee State University · Nashville, TN	69 63–69	$58,828/yr	Very High	16.2x
193	Mechanical Engineering Midwestern State University · Wichita Falls, TX	67 60–69	$56,371/yr	Very High	17.5x
194	Mechanical Engineering Marshall University · Huntington, WV	69 63–70	$61,020/yr	Very High	16.1x
195	Mechanical Engineering Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	66 59–68	$71,569/yr	Very High	12.8x
196	Mechanical Engineering University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	66 60–68	$70,724/yr	Very High	13.2x
197	Mechanical Engineering George Mason University · Fairfax, VA	69 63–69	$73,570/yr	Very High	12.3x
198	Mechanical Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA	67 61–67	$73,355/yr	Very High	12.3x
199	Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · Waterbury, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
200	Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut-Avery Point · Groton, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
201	Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut-Stamford · Stamford, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
202	Mechanical Engineering University of California-Merced · Merced, CA	67 60–68	$67,096/yr	Very High	14.0x
203	Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · Hartford, CT	67 60–68	$74,869/yr	Very High	12.4x
204	Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO	65 57–67	$66,089/yr	Very High	13.0x
205	Mechanical Engineering Baker College · Owosso, MI	68 62–68	$68,060/yr	Very High	12.3x
206	Mechanical Engineering Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI	66 60–66	$74,922/yr	Very High	11.3x
207	Mechanical Engineering Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ	66 58–67	$66,909/yr	Very High	13.2x
208	Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Dallas · Richardson, TX	65 57–67	$61,113/yr	Very High	13.8x
209	Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT	64 58–65	$74,869/yr	Very High	10.5x
210	Mechanical Engineering University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	64 57–66	$70,865/yr	Very High	11.3x
211	Mechanical Engineering Colorado School of Mines · Golden, CO	63 57–65	$74,145/yr	Very High	10.1x
212	Mechanical Engineering Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH	64 57–65	$68,067/yr	Very High	11.2x
213	Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA	63 57–64	$74,366/yr	Very High	9.9x
214	Mechanical Engineering Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL	62 56–64	$75,759/yr	Very High	8.9x
215	Mechanical Engineering New Jersey Institute of Technology · Newark, NJ	63 56–64	$68,675/yr	Very High	10.5x
216	Mechanical Engineering The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ	62 55–63	$65,761/yr	Very High	10.3x
217	Mechanical Engineering University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	63 56–64	$71,406/yr	Very High	9.9x
218	Mechanical Engineering Tarleton State University · Stephenville, TX	65 59–65	$48,585/yr	Very High	14.4x
219	Mechanical Engineering University of Vermont · Burlington, VT	61 53–63	$61,626/yr	Very High	10.6x
220	Mechanical Engineering Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ	63 58–63	$68,391/yr	Very High	8.8x
221	Mechanical Engineering Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	60 53–62	$66,161/yr	Very High	8.9x
222	Mechanical Engineering York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA	61 55–62	$74,445/yr	Very High	6.6x
223	Mechanical Engineering Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon · Bayamon, PR	59 51–62	$35,250/yr	Very High	27.2x
224	Mechanical Engineering Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA	57 50–60	$81,865/yr	Very High	4.0x
225	Mechanical Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology · Boston, MA	58 52–60	$77,828/yr	Very High	4.9x
226	Mechanical Engineering University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI	59 54–61	$78,552/yr	Very High	5.1x
227	Mechanical Engineering Kettering University · Flint, MI	58 51–60	$79,307/yr	Very High	4.5x
228	Mechanical Engineering Lawrence Technological University · Southfield, MI	58 51–60	$77,321/yr	Very High	4.7x
229	Mechanical Engineering Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology · Flushing, NY	59 53–61	$74,472/yr	Very High	5.5x
230	Mechanical Engineering Duke University · Durham, NC	58 51–60	$89,938/yr	Very High	3.8x
231	Mechanical Engineering Citadel Military College of South Carolina · Charleston, SC	61 55–61	$52,602/yr	Very High	9.5x
232	Mechanical Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott · Prescott, AZ	57 50–59	$73,433/yr	Very High	4.6x
233	Mechanical Engineering California Baptist University · Riverside, CA	57 50–59	$72,224/yr	Very High	4.8x
234	Mechanical Engineering University of the Pacific · Stockton, CA	57 49–59	$76,785/yr	Very High	3.8x
235	Mechanical Engineering Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach · Daytona Beach, FL	57 50–59	$73,433/yr	Very High	4.5x
236	Mechanical Engineering Bradley University · Peoria, IL	57 50–59	$71,746/yr	Very High	4.7x
237	Mechanical Engineering Saint Ambrose University · Davenport, IA	58 51–59	$73,622/yr	Very High	4.2x
238	Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA	57 51–59	$83,957/yr	Very High	3.4x
239	Mechanical Engineering Cornell University · Ithaca, NY	57 50–59	$85,440/yr	Very High	3.3x
240	Mechanical Engineering University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH	57 51–59	$71,097/yr	Very High	5.2x
241	Mechanical Engineering Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH	57 51–59	$72,443/yr	Very High	4.8x
242	Mechanical Engineering Oklahoma Christian University · Edmond, OK	57 51–59	$65,764/yr	Very High	6.6x
243	Mechanical Engineering Villanova University · Villanova, PA	56 49–59	$80,962/yr	Very High	3.4x
244	Mechanical Engineering Rice University · Houston, TX	57 50–59	$82,899/yr	Very High	3.5x
245	Mechanical Engineering Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA	59 54–60	$65,794/yr	Very High	6.8x
246	Mechanical Engineering Southern University Law Center · Baton Rouge, LA	58 51–60	$75,001/yr	Very High	—
247	Mechanical Engineering Franklin W Olin College of Engineering · Needham, MA	57 50–58	$87,590/yr	Very High	3.1x
248	Mechanical Engineering Arizona State University Digital Immersion · Scottsdale, AZ	58 51–60	$75,146/yr	Very High	—
249	Mechanical Engineering University of San Diego · San Diego, CA	56 50–58	$77,962/yr	Very High	3.3x
250	Mechanical Engineering University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	56 49–58	$83,356/yr	Very High	2.9x
251	Mechanical Engineering University of Hartford · West Hartford, CT	56 50–57	$73,871/yr	Very High	3.5x
252	Mechanical Engineering The Catholic University of America · Washington, DC	56 49–57	$76,409/yr	Very High	3.1x
253	Mechanical Engineering Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL	56 49–58	$69,533/yr	Very High	4.3x
254	Mechanical Engineering University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN	56 50–57	$84,999/yr	Very High	2.8x
255	Mechanical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · Terre Haute, IN	56 50–58	$78,732/yr	Very High	3.1x
256	Mechanical Engineering Trine University · Angola, IN	56 49–58	$66,816/yr	Very High	5.2x
257	Mechanical Engineering Benedictine College · Atchison, KS	57 51–59	$71,539/yr	Very High	4.1x
258	Mechanical Engineering Northeastern University · Boston, MA	56 49–58	$80,255/yr	Very High	3.1x
259	Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Worcester, MA	56 49–58	$78,182/yr	Very High	3.2x
260	Mechanical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ	56 49–58	$77,925/yr	Very High	3.2x
261	Mechanical Engineering Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH	56 50–58	$69,178/yr	Very High	4.7x
262	Mechanical Engineering University of Dayton · Dayton, OH	56 49–58	$71,911/yr	Very High	3.9x
263	Mechanical Engineering University of Portland · Portland, OR	56 50–57	$76,909/yr	Very High	3.2x
264	Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA	56 48–59	$76,523/yr	Very High	3.5x
265	Mechanical Engineering Virginia Military Institute · Lexington, VA	54 46–59	$47,837/yr	Very High	9.2x
266	Mechanical Engineering Harding University · Searcy, AR	54 47–57	$53,229/yr	Very High	7.0x
267	Mechanical Engineering George Washington University · Washington, DC	56 49–57	$82,361/yr	Very High	2.6x
268	Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University · Evanston, IL	55 48–57	$75,253/yr	Very High	2.9x
269	Mechanical Engineering Princeton University · Princeton, NJ	57 51–58	$85,328/yr	Very High	2.6x
270	Mechanical Engineering Alfred University · Alfred, NY	54 48–57	$63,747/yr	Very High	4.2x
271	Mechanical Engineering Clarkson University · Potsdam, NY	55 48–56	$73,168/yr	Very High	3.0x
272	Mechanical Engineering Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY	55 48–57	$70,841/yr	Very High	3.6x
273	Mechanical Engineering Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY	56 49–57	$76,263/yr	Very High	3.0x
274	Mechanical Engineering University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK	55 48–57	$70,220/yr	Very High	3.7x
275	Mechanical Engineering Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA	56 49–57	$79,391/yr	Very High	2.9x
276	Mechanical Engineering Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA	55 48–57	$74,267/yr	Very High	3.1x
277	Mechanical Engineering Gannon University · Erie, PA	55 48–57	$65,796/yr	Very High	4.2x
278	Mechanical Engineering Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	55 48–57	$75,479/yr	Very High	3.1x
279	Mechanical Engineering Roger Williams University · Bristol, RI	55 48–57	$65,396/yr	Very High	4.1x
280	Mechanical Engineering Christian Brothers University · Memphis, TN	56 50–58	$71,112/yr	Very High	3.8x
281	Mechanical Engineering Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN	55 49–57	$78,009/yr	Very High	3.0x
282	Mechanical Engineering Baylor University · Waco, TX	56 49–57	$75,726/yr	Very High	3.0x
283	Mechanical Engineering LeTourneau University · Longview, TX	55 48–57	$63,073/yr	Very High	4.8x
284	Mechanical Engineering Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX	55 49–57	$79,280/yr	Very High	2.7x
285	Mechanical Engineering Saint Martin's University · Lacey, WA	55 49–57	$69,938/yr	Very High	3.5x
286	Mechanical Engineering Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA	56 50–58	$71,039/yr	Very High	3.6x
287	Mechanical Engineering Seattle University · Seattle, WA	54 47–57	$67,851/yr	Very High	3.7x
288	Mechanical Engineering Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI	56 49–57	$73,049/yr	Very High	3.5x
289	Mechanical Engineering Milwaukee School of Engineering · Milwaukee, WI	55 48–57	$68,976/yr	Very High	3.5x
290	Mechanical Engineering University of New Haven · West Haven, CT	54 46–56	$62,534/yr	Very High	3.9x
291	Mechanical Engineering Valparaiso University · Valparaiso, IN	55 48–56	$68,265/yr	Very High	3.5x
292	Mechanical Engineering Boston University · Boston, MA	55 48–56	$76,337/yr	Very High	2.6x
293	Mechanical Engineering Tufts University · Medford, MA	55 48–56	$78,441/yr	Very High	2.5x
294	Mechanical Engineering University of St Thomas · Saint Paul, MN	54 47–56	$68,440/yr	Very High	3.4x
295	Mechanical Engineering Saint Louis University · Saint Louis, MO	55 49–56	$74,209/yr	Very High	2.5x
296	Mechanical Engineering Washington University in St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	54 47–56	$72,057/yr	Very High	3.0x
297	Mechanical Engineering Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY	53 46–56	$72,036/yr	Very High	2.8x
298	Mechanical Engineering Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY	53 46–56	$65,641/yr	Very High	3.3x
299	Mechanical Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY	54 48–56	$73,833/yr	Very High	2.8x
300	Mechanical Engineering University of Rochester · Rochester, NY	54 47–56	$73,828/yr	Very High	2.6x
301	Mechanical Engineering Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH	55 48–56	$76,736/yr	Very High	2.6x
302	Mechanical Engineering Lafayette College · Easton, PA	54 47–56	$72,481/yr	Very High	2.8x
303	Mechanical Engineering University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA	53 45–57	$66,876/yr	Very High	3.4x
304	Mechanical Engineering Widener University · Chester, PA	54 46–56	$65,515/yr	Very High	3.6x
305	Mechanical Engineering Wilkes University · Wilkes-Barre, PA	54 47–56	$63,062/yr	Very High	4.0x
306	Mechanical Engineering Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN	55 49–57	$67,725/yr	Very High	3.4x
307	Mechanical Engineering Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA	55 48–56	$70,819/yr	Very High	3.0x
308	Mechanical Engineering University of Denver · Denver, CO	52 45–55	$65,014/yr	Very High	2.9x
309	Mechanical Engineering University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL	53 46–55	$66,843/yr	Very High	3.0x
310	Mechanical Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL	53 46–56	$65,386/yr	Very High	3.3x
311	Mechanical Engineering University of Evansville · Evansville, IN	54 48–56	$66,553/yr	Very High	2.9x
312	Mechanical Engineering Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY	52 45–55	$66,789/yr	Very High	2.9x
313	Mechanical Engineering Union College · Schenectady, NY	53 45–55	$68,407/yr	Very High	2.7x
314	Mechanical Engineering Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA	51 44–54	$60,798/yr	Very High	2.9x
315	Mechanical Engineering Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT	52 45–54	$62,846/yr	Very High	2.9x
316	Mechanical Engineering Merrimack College · North Andover, MA	54 47–55	$68,615/yr	Very High	2.3x
317	Mechanical Engineering New York University · New York, NY	52 45–53	$64,687/yr	Very High	2.5x
318	Mechanical Engineering Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT	52 46–53	$65,640/yr	Very High	2.1x
319	Mechanical Engineering New York Institute of Technology · Old Westbury, NY	51 44–52	$56,254/yr	Very High	2.2x
320	Mechanical Engineering Norwich University · Northfield, VT	48 40–52	$48,799/yr	Very High	3.1x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Mechanical Engineering?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, California State University Maritime Academy ranks #1 for Mechanical Engineering with a score of 76/100 and graduate earnings of $92,315/yr.

How much do Mechanical Engineering graduates earn?

Across 320 schools, Mechanical Engineering graduates earn an average of $70,527/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $92,315/yr.

Is Mechanical Engineering a good major for AI resistance?

Mechanical Engineering has an average AI task exposure of 57%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.