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

Ranked #15 in popularity, mechanical engineering is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

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 Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 129 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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 Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

101 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Rhode Island.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the ME program report average early career income of $62,700.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from University of Rhode Island

2

Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

28 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

$61,100 Median Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering needs to check out Roger Williams University. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bristol. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Rhode Island.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the ME program make about $61,100 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Roger Williams University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	225	1,544
Connecticut	176	425
New Hampshire	153	104
Maine	152	103
Vermont	148	111

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	73
General Engineering	69
Biomedical Engineering	60
Computer Engineering	49
Chemical Engineering	48
Electrical Engineering	42
Ocean Engineering	30
Other Engineering	19
Industrial Engineering	18
Robotics Engineering	8

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.