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Mechanical Engineer
- Median pay
- $104,110/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 9.1%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Mechanical Engineer career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
416 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $3,206 | TX |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $3,399 | TX |
| CUNY City College New York, NY · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $3,776 | NY |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $3,967 | CA |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $4,608 | MS |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $4,831 | TX |
| McLennan Community College Waco, TX · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $5,051 | TX |
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $5,297 | NY |
| Snow College Ephraim, UT · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $5,552 | UT |
| Stark State College North Canton, OH · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $5,986 | OH |
| Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,079 | IN |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $6,120 | NY |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4-yr Private | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,128 | NJ |
| Odessa College Odessa, TX · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $6,368 | TX |
| Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,376 | UT |
| Austin Community College District Austin, TX · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $6,390 | TX |
| Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI · 2-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $6,513 | RI |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,541 | FL |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $6,555 | CA |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Associate's | $6,817 | WA |
| Lee College Baytown, TX · 2-yr Public | Engineering Mechanics | Associate's | $6,879 | TX |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $7,000 | CA |
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $7,007 | MI |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 4-yr Public | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $7,021 | CA |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR · 4-yr Private | Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $7,051 | PR |
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