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 16
Pennsylvania
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Mechanical Engineering among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA | 115
(8.9%) |  |  | |
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| | Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA | 84
(7.7%) | | | |
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| | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie, PA | 46
(7.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Lafayette College
Easton, PA | 31
(5.2%) |  | | |
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| | Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA | 116
(4.7%) |  |  | |
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| | Villanova University
Villanova, PA | 81
(4.4%) | | | |
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| | Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA | 18
(3.7%) | | | |
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| | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA | 19
(3.5%) | | | |
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| | Gannon University
Erie, PA | 14
(3.2%) | | | |
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| | Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA | 28
(3.1%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.