2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota

Ranked #29 in popularity, mechanical engineering is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 23 master's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mechanical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mechanical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt mechanical engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in North Dakota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mechanical engineering.

Top North Dakota Schools for a Master's in ME

1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

11 Annual Graduates

North Dakota State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in mechanical engineering. North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo.More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

2

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mechanical engineering has to check out University of North Dakota. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from University of North Dakota

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	105
Minnesota	174	80
Iowa	154	8
Kansas	149	17
Nebraska	123	14
South Dakota	89	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to ME

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mechanical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

ME Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering	23

Most Popular Majors Related to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Petroleum Engineering	22
Biomedical Engineering	18
Civil Engineering	12
Computer Engineering	11
Electrical Engineering	6
Construction Engineering	5
Chemical Engineering	4
Environmental Engineering	3
Industrial Engineering	2
Agricultural Engineering	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve. More about our data sources and methodologies.