2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts
11
Colleges in Massachusetts
2,096
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 looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,096 degrees in general mechanical engineering annually.
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Choosing a Great General Mechanical Engineering School
Your choice of general mechanical engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Mechanical Engineering Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts Schools in General Mechanical Engineering
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MA
308
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were approximately 308 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
412
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Northeastern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general mechanical engineering. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 412 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from Northeastern University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
377
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you wish to pursue a degree in general mechanical engineering. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.
There were approximately 377 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In MA
222
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general mechanical engineering. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 222 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from Boston University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In MA
97
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 97 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from Tufts University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In MA
191
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 191 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MA
219
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 219 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In MA
Located in the suburb of Needham, Olin College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 15 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Olin College in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MA
109
General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This school ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 109 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general mechanical engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In MA
Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 25 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Merrimack in the most recent data year.
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