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Mechanical engineering at Marshall

Marshall graduates about 16 mechanical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 240th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 36 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 40 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 48% of the schools we've counted.

36/100Light#240 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year161% of the class
Courses in the catalog40more than 48% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$61,000
Research in the field$862Ka year, NSF
Admit rate97%whole school
SAT middle 50%940–1140whole school

Around Marshall

Freshman North and South dorms at Marshall University in 2014.
First-Year Residence Halls Marshall University 2014Photo: Wv funnyman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
bacon and sausage and scrambled eggs and pancake and syrup
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Marco the Marshall University Bison statue on Hodges Field in 2020.
Marco the Bison Statue 2020Photo: Wv funnyman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Prichard Hall at Marshall University in 2021.
Prichard Hall Marshall University 2021Photo: Wv funnyman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Haymaker Hall, Arthur Weisberg Family Engineering Laboratories, Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center, Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 24 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 3 · Arts 2 · Library 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. SUNY New Paltz 37
  2. University of Michigan–Flint 37
  3. University of Missouri–St. Louis 37
  4. University of Wisconsin–Platteville 36
  5. Kennesaw State University 35
  6. Georgia Southern University 35
  7. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 35
  8. Southern University and A&M College 35

Other strong majors at Marshall

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Marshall with every school we score in mechanical engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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