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Mechanical Engineering Schools in Reading

Reading, PA (population: 80,046) has two mechanical engineering schools within its city limits. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks, the highest ranked school in the city with a mechanical engineering program, has a total student population of 2,759. It is the 2003rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 170th highest in the state of Pennsylvania (#1 is University of Pennsylvania). To learn more about mechanical engineering programs in Reading, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of mechanical engineering professors at Pennsylvania State University such as Henry Ansell, Bob Buczynski, Peggy Condon-Vance, John Gavigan, Tom Gavigan, and Kathleen Hauser.

Mechanical Engineering students from Reading 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 Reading area alone, there are 70 employed mechanical engineering technicians earning an average salary of $47,760. Mechanical engineers in this area earn $78,610/yr and there are 310 employed.

Reading lies in Berks county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Reading area has 163,230 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 3.4% unemployment rate, $19.00/hr average worker wage, and a $39,520 average annual salary. Thus, about 1.891 out of every 1000 jobs in Reading are held by mechanical engineers, and 0.423/1000 are held by mechanical engineering technicians.

Of the 2 mechanical engineering schools in Reading, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks comes out as the most expensive ($18,048/yr) for mechanical engineering students, with Reading Area Community College as the lowest, reported at only $12,098/yr.

Mechanical Engineering Programs in Reading

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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