2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

If you pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46 master's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mechanical Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in ME matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality mechanical engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mechanical engineering.

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

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

37 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mechanical engineering has to check out George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 37 mechanical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were about 8 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from Catholic University of America

3

Howard University
Washington, DC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in mechanical engineering has to check out Howard University. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in mechanical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were about 1 mechanical engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from Howard University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	634
Pennsylvania	238	406
Maryland	190	119
New Jersey	178	211
Delaware	88	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to ME

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

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Systems Engineering	113
Electrical Engineering	112
Biomedical Engineering	32
Civil Engineering	27
Computer Engineering	9
Chemical Engineering	3

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.