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2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges in Kansas
414 Bachelor's Degrees
$64,700 Avg Early-Career Salary
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 reviewed 3 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of mechanical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 414 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.

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

Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas Your choice of mechanical engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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.

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.

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The me school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas.

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

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

Top Kansas Schools for a Bachelor's in ME

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
132 Annual Graduates
$64,974 Median Starting Salary
$22,500 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the me program state that they receive average early career earnings of $64,974.

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175 Annual Graduates
$65,670 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Kansas State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the me program state that they receive average early career wages of $65,670.

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86 Annual Graduates
$63,455 Median Starting Salary
$21,658 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat Wichita State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, me bachelor's recipients usually make about $63,455 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 228 583
Minnesota 215 477
Iowa 197 595
Nebraska 180 132
North Dakota 149 275
South Dakota 148 133

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

ME Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 414

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 131
Chemical Engineering 120
Civil Engineering 106
Industrial Engineering 95
Architectural Engineering 92
Electrical Engineering 78
Computer Engineering 63
Biomedical Engineering 61
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 31
Petroleum Engineering 26

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