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2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges in Kansas
430 ME Degrees Awarded
$76,023 Avg Early-Career Salary
Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mechanical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 430 degrees in mechanical engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Mechanical Engineering School

Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Kansas The me program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Mechanical Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Mechanical Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in ME
Master's Degrees in ME
Doctor's Degrees in ME

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 Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering in Kansas

The schools below may not offer all types of me degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Kansas Schools in ME

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
108 ME Degrees Awarded
$70,726 Median Starting Salary

University of Kansas is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 108 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the me program report average early career income of $70,726.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
194 ME Degrees Awarded
6.2% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Kansas State University if you want to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. K -State is a large public university located in the city of Manhattan. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 194 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, me degree recipients typically make around $72,627 in their early careers.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
106 ME Degrees Awarded
3.8% Growth in Graduates

Wichita State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mechanical engineering. WSU is a large public university located in the large city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 106 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the me program state that they receive average early career income of $68,018.

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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
Minnesota 284 582
Missouri 283 722
Iowa 264 611
Nebraska 238 151
North Dakota 210 291
South Dakota 204 144

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mechanical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

ME Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 430

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Engineering 178
Civil Engineering 149
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 132
Chemical Engineering 116
Electrical Engineering 91
Biomedical Engineering 81
Architectural Engineering 80
Computer Engineering 62
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 42
Agricultural Engineering 35

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