Mechanical engineering at George Mason University

George Mason University graduates about 89 mechanical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 145th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 60% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.