Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 121 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mechanical engineering students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other mechanical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt mechanical engineering students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Vermont
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mechanical engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
University of Vermont is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. UVM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Burlington.
Mechanical Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from University of Vermont receive an earnings boost of approximately $6,414 above the average income of mechanical engineering graduates.
Norwich University is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Northfield.
Soon after graduating, me bachelor's recipients generally earn around $48,799 in the first five years of their career.
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).