by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 24 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,214 bachelor's degrees in general mechanical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
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 consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various 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 schools for general mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering needs to check out Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Northeastern University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Northeastern University
University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Connecticut
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Boston University
UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Tufts University
UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Located in the fringe town of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Rhode Island
Explore the best general mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 581 | 1,486 |
| Connecticut | 341 | 430 |
| Rhode Island | 307 | 120 |
| Vermont | 289 | 110 |
| Maine | 281 | 98 |
| New Hampshire | 276 | 115 |
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