2023 Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 44,794 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,989 and had an average of $22,844 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 159 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,717 and $24,188 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mechanical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in District of Columbia
The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia me students.
Top 4 Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 16 ’s me degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full University of the District of Columbia Mechanical Engineering Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #2 spot on the list. CUA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 49 ’s me degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full CUA Mechanical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s me degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Howard University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on ME Major in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s me degrees to 69 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full George Washington University Mechanical Engineering Report
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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