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Mechanical engineering at Minnesota State

Minnesota State graduates about 45 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 258th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 31 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 54 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 74% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $85,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×).

31/100Light#258 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year452% of the class
Courses in the catalog54more than 74% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$85,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$206Ka year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school

Around Minnesota State

Maverick Machine on the field for a home football game Fall of 2019
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E. J. Henderson at Vikings training camp.
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Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Southern Maine 32
  2. Alabama A&M University 32
  3. University of Wisconsin–Stout 31
  4. University of West Florida 31
  5. Purdue University Fort Wayne 31
  6. Jacksonville University 31
  7. University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 30
  8. Anderson University (Indiana) 30

Other strong majors at Minnesota State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota State 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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