by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for general mechanical engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 838 bachelor's degrees in general mechanical engineering to qualified students.
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Your choice of general mechanical engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general mechanical engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Northwestern University
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering has to look into University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology
Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Bradley University
NIU is a large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Northern Illinois University
Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the town of Carbondale.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Southern Illinois University Carbondale
WIU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Macomb.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Western Illinois University
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