Mechanical engineering at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 161 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 110th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 87 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.