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Mechanical Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania contains 53 schools that offer mechanical engineering programs. University of Pennsylvania, the highest-ranking mechanical engineering school in PA, has a total student population of 24,599 and is the 5th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 53 mechanical engineering schools in Pennsylvania, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Automotive Training Center comes out as the most expensive ($40,375/yr), with Westmoreland County Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,481/yr.

Mechanical Engineering students from Pennsylvania schools who go on to become mechanical engineers, mechanical design engineers, mechanical drafters, mechanical designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 232,660 people working as mechanical engineers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $80,580. Also, Mechanical engineering technicians make on average $50,700 per year and there are about 43,580 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Pennsylvania alone, there are 2,000 employed mechanical engineering technicians earning an average yearly salary of $46,780. Mechanical engineers in this state earn $77,600/yr and there are 9,650 employed.

Also, within the mechanical engineering schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from mechanical engineering, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Mechanical Engineering Programs in Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Carnegie Mellon University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Lafayette College

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Temple University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Drexel University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

York College Pennsylvania

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wilkes University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Philadelphia University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Point Park University

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Bucknell University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Lehigh University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Villanova University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Grove City College

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Precision Manufacturing Institute

• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Francis University

• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Gannon University

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Schuylkill Technology Center

• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Dubois

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Widener University-Main Campus

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pennsylvania College of Technology

• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northampton County Area Community College

• Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lehigh Carbon Community College

• Mechanical Engineering
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Westmoreland County Community College

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Montgomery County Community College-Central Campus

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Delaware County Community College

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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Pennsylvania Interesting Facts

• Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate.
• In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh.
• Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States.
• In 1913 the first automobile service station opened in Pittsburgh.
• In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer.

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See Also

• Mechanical Engineering Information
• Salary Details for a Mechanical Engineer
• Online Mechanical Engineering Schools
• Online Mechanical Engineering Programs
• Online Mechanical Engineering Courses

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