Master's in Mechanical Engineering: 141 US programs compared

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1
Stanford University
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Application deadline
Jan 26 +2
Annual tuition
$67,686
Program duration
24 months
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Engineering in Manufacturing (MEng)
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$66,720
Program duration
12 months
3
Princeton University
Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$65,210
Program duration
24 months
4
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Application deadline
Jan 14
Annual tuition
$63,306
Program duration
9 months full-time
5
California Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Applied Mechanics
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$68,574
Program duration
24 months
6
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Science in Engineering in Nanotechnology
Application deadline
Feb 1
Program duration
24 months
7
Columbia University
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Application deadline
Oct 15 +1
Annual tuition
$64,800
Program duration
12 months
8
Cornell University
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Application deadline
Oct 1
Annual tuition
$71,266
Program duration
36 months
9
Johns Hopkins University
Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
Application deadline
Oct 15 +2
Annual tuition
$66,670
10
University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Science (MS) in Manufacturing Engineering
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$36,297
Program duration
36 months

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The complete list of Mechanical Engineering Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

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Rank	University	Program	Duration
#2	Stanford University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Master of Engineering in Manufacturing (MEng)	12 months
#3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (SMME)	24 months
#4	Princeton University	Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	24 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	9 months full-time
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	12 months
#8	Yale University	MS in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science	12 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Applied Mechanics	24 months
#9	California Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics	24 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Master of Science in Engineering in Nanotechnology	24 months
#12	Columbia University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	12 months
#13	Cornell University	Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	36 months
#13	Cornell University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#13	Cornell University	MEng in Mechanical Engineering	36 months
#16	Johns Hopkins University	Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Master of Science (MS) in Manufacturing Engineering	36 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#19	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor	Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Science in Computational Design and Manufacturing
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (96 units)
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering–Advanced Study (120 units)
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering–Research (192 units)
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	MS in Mechanical Engineering–Applied Advanced Study (126 units)
#22	Duke University	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	18 months
#22	Duke University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
#23	Northwestern University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	15 months
#23	Northwestern University	Master of Science in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics	12 months
#23	Northwestern University	MS in Mechanical Engineering-Robotics	15 months
#24	New York University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#25	University of Washington	Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
#25	University of Washington	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#26	University of California San Diego	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	12 months
#30	Brown University	Master of Fluids and Thermal Sciences
#30	Brown University	Master's in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics	24 months
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics
#31	The University of Texas at Austin	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Engineering Science and Mechanics
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#34	Rice University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#34	Rice University	Professional Master's in Mechanical Engineering
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Engineering Mechanics: Research, MS
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Master of Science in Automotive Engineering	12 months
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics: Aerospace Engineering
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	Master of Science in Modeling and Simulation in Mechanical Engineering	16 months
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	MS in Mechanical Engineering-Robotics	24 months
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Master of Engineering in Engineering Mechanics
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Master of Science in Engineering Science and Mechanics
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	72 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Master of Engineering in Engineering, Autonomy and Robotics Concentration	12 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	60 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#41	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign	Master of Science in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics	12 months
#42	University of Southern California	Master of Sience in Mechanical Engineering
#47	Dartmouth College	MEng: Mechanical, Operations & Systems Engineering	9 months
#52	Vanderbilt University	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#52	Vanderbilt University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#55	University of Virginia	Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
#55	University of Virginia	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	24 months
#59	University of California--Santa Barbara	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#61	University of Rochester	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#62	University of California, Davis	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#65	University of California--Irvine	Master of Engineering Concentration in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	15 months
#65	University of California--Irvine	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
#72	University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#75	University of Pittsburgh	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#77	University of Notre Dame	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#78	Tufts University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	18 months
#81	Rutgers University--New Brunswick	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
#84	University of Massachusetts--Amherst	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#85	Boston University	Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering	18 months
#85	Boston University	MEng Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#85	Boston University	MS in Mechanical Engineering-Robotics
#91	Michigan State University	Master in Mechanical Engineering
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
#93	Texas A&M University--College Station	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#96	University of Florida	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#98	Virginia Tech	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
#98	Virginia Tech	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#99	University of Georgia	Master of Science in Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Emphasis
#114	North Carolina State University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#175	Arizona State University--Tempe	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#191	University of Connecticut	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
#201–250	Case Western Reserve University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	18 months
#201–250	Northeastern University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#251–300	Stony Brook University--SUNY	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#251–300	University of Miami	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
#301–400	George Washington University	Master of Science in the Field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	36 months
#301–400	University of California, Riverside	MS degree in Mechanical Engineering
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
#301–400	University of Iowa	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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Remaining programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#401–500	Florida State University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
#401–500	University of Delaware	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Auburn University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
	Baylor University	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
	Baylor University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
	Binghamton University--SUNY	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
	Binghamton University--SUNY	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (General)	24 months
	Brigham Young University--Provo	Master of science in Mechanical Engineering
	Clemson University	Master of Science in Automotive Engineering	24 months
	Clemson University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	72 months
	Colorado School of Mines	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Drexel University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	18 months full-time
	Illinois Institute of Technology	Master of Engineering in Manufacturing
	Illinois Institute of Technology	Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
	Illinois Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering
	Illinois Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	24 months
	Lehigh University	Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
	Lehigh University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Marquette University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Miami University--Oxford	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Rochester Institute of Technology	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering	12 months
	Rochester Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration
	Rochester Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Southern Methodist University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	36 months
	Southern Methodist University	Master of Science with a Major in Manufacturing Systems Management
	Stevens Institute of Technology	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
	Stevens Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	12 months
	Syracuse University	Master of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
	University of Denver	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	24 months
	University of Denver	Master of Science in Mechatronic Systems Engineering	48 months
	University of New Hampshire	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	University of Oklahoma	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	University of Tulsa	Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
	University of Tulsa	Master of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
	University of Vermont	Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical Engineering
	Villanova University	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering
	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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