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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering in Nebraska
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall mechanical engineering education in Nebraska.
Top Schools in Mechanical Engineering
No school ranked higher than University Of Nebraska Lincoln this year for mechanical engineering. This very large public university is located in the city of Lincoln. University Of Nebraska Lincoln graduates 67% of students within six years. University Of Nebraska Lincoln awarded about 129 mechanical engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, mechanical engineering degree recipients from University Of Nebraska Lincoln generally make around $71,318. Students borrow a median of $24,000 to complete this degree.
Read more about the mechanical engineering program at University Of Nebraska Lincoln
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school 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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