A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of physical systems used in manufacturing and end-product systems used for specific uses, including machine tools, jigs and other manufacturing equipment; stationary power units and appliances; engines; self-propelled vehicles; housings and containers; hydraulic and electric systems for controlling movement; and the integration of computers and remote control with operating systems.
| A major in Mechanical Engineering is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 10
Massachusetts
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Mechanical Engineering among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA | 16
(25.8%) | |  | |
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| | Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA | 160
(23.7%) |  | | |
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| | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA | 136
(11.2%) |  | | |
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| | Western New England College
Springfield, MA | 29
(4.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Tufts University
Medford, MA | 55
(3.9%) | | | |
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| | University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA | 48
(3.5%) | |  | |
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| | Northeastern University
Boston, MA | 109
(3.3%) |  | | |
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| | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA | 27
(2.4%) | | | |
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| | University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA | 75
(1.7%) | | | |
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| | Boston University
Boston, MA | 59
(1.4%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.