Top Ten Colleges for Mechanical Engineers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering offers three undergraduate degree programs as well as master's and doctoral degree programs. The Department emphasizes both mechanical engineering and oceanographic engineering.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Department of Mechanical Engineering
  77 Massachusetts Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-2201
  www.meche.mit.edu

Stanford University

• The Stanford University Department of Mechanical Engineering offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in five main academic divisions, including biomedicine, computational engineering, design, energy and multi-scale engineering.

  Stanford University
  Mechanical Engineering Department
  Building 530
  440 Escondido Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-3148
  www.me.stanford.edu

University of California at Berkeley

• The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley's College of Engineering offers bachelor's degree programs and five-year bachelor's and master's degree programs for undergraduates, as well as master's and doctoral degree programs for graduate students. Some of the program's primary research areas include dynamics, fluids, mechanics, bioengineering and ocean engineering.

  University of California at Berkeley
  Department of Mechanical Engineering
  6141 Etcheverry Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-1338
  www.me.berkeley.edu

California Institute of Technology

• The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology's Division of Engineering and Applied Science offers bachelor's and doctoral degree programs. The department's undergraduate program emphasizes the study of pure sciences, including physics, chemistry and biology. Graduate research areas include mechanics, mechanical systems and fluid and thermal systems.

  California Institute of Technology
  Division of Engineering and Applied Science
  1200 California Blvd.
  Pasadena, CA 91125
  626-395-4107
  www.me.caltech.edu

University of Michigan

• The University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in 13 main research areas. The Department's primary research areas include biomechanics and biosystems engineering, dynamics and vibrations, energy and thermal sciences.

  University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering
  G.G. Brown Laboratory
  2350 Hayward
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  734-647-7000
  www.me.engin.umich.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology

• Georgia Institute of Technology's George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs. Graduate students can work toward master of science (MS) degrees in a variety of fields, including mechanical engineering, radiological engineering, medical physics, paper sciences and engineering or bioengineering.

  Georgia Institute of Technology
  George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
  801 Ferst Dr.
  Atlanta, GA 30332
  404-894-3200
  www.me.gatech.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

• The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering offers extensive undergraduate and graduate programs. Undergraduates can work toward a bachelor of science (BS) degree, or can enter a five-year program leading toward a combined bachelor of science and master of science degree. Graduate students can work toward master of science degrees or doctors of philosophy in mechanical engineering or theoretical and applied mechanics, or a dual degree in mechanical engineering and business administration.

  University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
  Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
  1206 W. Green St.
  Urbana, IL 61801
  (217) 333-8882
  www.mechse.illinois.edu

Purdue University

• The Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate programs. The school's undergraduate program emphasizes four main areas, including systems, measurements and controls, mechanical sciences, thermal and fluid sciences and design. Students can work toward a bachelor of science degree, a combined bachelor of science and master of science degree or a combined bachelor of science and master of business administration degree. Graduate students can work toward a master of science degree or a doctor of philosophy degree.

  Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering
  585 Purdue Mall
  West Lafayette, IN 47907
  765-494-6900
  www.engineering.purdue.edu/me

Cornell University

• Cornell University's Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers undergraduate and graduate programs with an emphasis on 19 main research areas. Undergraduates work toward bachelor of science degrees with a focus on one research area, and graduate students can pursue master's and doctoral degrees in the departments of mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and theoretical and applied mechanics.

  Cornell University
  Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  105 Upson Hall
  Ithaca, NY 14853
  607-255-3623
  www.mae.cornell.edu

Princeton University

• Princeton University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs with an emphasis on 10 main research areas, including fluid mechanics, design and manufacturing, energy and climate and bioengineering and bio-mechanics. Undergraduates work toward bachelor of science degrees, and graduate students work toward master of engineering, master of science in engineering or doctor of philosophy degrees.

  Princeton University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  Engineering Quad, Olden Street
  Princeton, NJ 08544
  609-258-5168
  princeton.edu/mae