by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 56 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,763 bachelor's degrees in general mechanical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
The general mechanical engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Notre Dame
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Michigan State University
Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Northwestern University
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Case Western Reserve University
Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Terre Haute.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 13 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 14 | Kettering University | Flint, MI |
| 15 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 16 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 17 | University of Michigan - Dearborn | Dearborn, MI |
| 18 | Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI |
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