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2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana

11 Colleges in Indiana
1,348 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general mechanical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,348 degrees in general mechanical engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great General Mechanical Engineering School

Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Indiana The general mechanical engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Mechanical Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general mechanical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Mechanical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in General Mechanical Engineering
Master's Degrees in General Mechanical Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in General Mechanical Engineering

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 Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Mechanical Engineering in Indiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general mechanical engineering degree levels they offer.

10 Top Indiana Schools in General Mechanical Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
648 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general mechanical engineering has to check out Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 648 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
132 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Notre Dame if you want to pursue a degree in general mechanical engineering. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 132 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN
120 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general mechanical engineering needs to look into Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Terre Haute.

There were about 120 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
198 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general mechanical engineering. IUPUI is a very large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 198 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.

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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IN
42 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Valparaiso. A Best Colleges rank of #1130 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Valpo is a great university overall.

There were approximately 42 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Trine University
Angola, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IN
49 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 49 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Trine in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
68 General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded

Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Hammond. This university ranks 22nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 68 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IN
15.8% Growth in Graduates

UE is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Evansville. This university ranks 31st out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 19 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UE in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

USI is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Evansville. A Best Colleges rank of #653 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In IN

PFW is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Fort Wayne. This university ranks 29th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 15 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 2,106
Michigan 915 2,496
Illinois 870 1,183
Wisconsin 672 855

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