2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Alaska

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Alaska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Alaska

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for ME Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

52 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Alaska Anchorage is a popular choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Alaska. More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from University of Alaska Anchorage

2

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Alaska Fairbanks if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Alaska.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the ME program make around $63,400 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	3,788
Washington	229	642
Oregon	178	495
Nevada	117	232
Hawaii	115	115

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	48
Electrical Engineering	35
Petroleum Engineering	16
Geoscience Engineering	9
Computer Engineering	8
Mining 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.