2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Ranked #17 in popularity, mechanical engineering is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 98 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mechanical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mechanical engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mechanical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Maine

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

Top Maine Schools for a Bachelor's in ME

1

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

25 Annual Graduates

$59,660 Median Starting Salary

$35,731 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat University of Southern Maine if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Portland.

Soon after graduation, me bachelor's recipients generally make about $59,660 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from University of Southern Maine

2

University of Maine
Orono, ME

73 Annual Graduates

$65,105 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat University of Maine if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orono.

Those mechanical engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Maine earn $2,723 more than the typical me grad.

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

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	1,486
Connecticut	183	430
New Hampshire	157	115
Rhode Island	157	120
Vermont	155	110

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Mechanical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

ME Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering	98

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marine Engineering	82
Civil Engineering	46
Electrical Engineering	34
Chemical Engineering	29
Biomedical Engineering	25
Computer Engineering	17
Systems Engineering	11
Engineering Physics	5
General Engineering	2

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.