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Best Schools for Engineering Mechanics in the United States
See the highest-ranked engineering mechanics schools offering a master’s degree below.
Top Schools in Engineering Mechanics
Our analysis ranked Iowa State University the best school in the country for a degree in engineering mechanics. Iowa State University is a very large public school located in the city of Ames. Iowa State University graduates 75% of students within six years. Iowa State University awarded about 28 engineering mechanics degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, engineering mechanics degree recipients from Iowa State University generally make around $53,900. Students borrow a median of $23,495 to complete this degree.
See the full engineering mechanics program report for Iowa State University
Other Engineering Mechanics Degree Levels
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 29 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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