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Best Schools for Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies in 2026

59 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies graduate earns $62,227/yr across 59 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$62,227/yr

Avg DW Score

62/100

AI Risk

Moderate

32% task exposure

All Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	72 71–72	$72,334/yr	19.8x
2	Weber State University Ogden, UT · Public	72 71–72	$64,828/yr	32.2x
3	Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY · Public	71 70–71	$62,223/yr	24.1x
4	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA · Public	71 71–72	$64,339/yr	34.4x
5	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT · Public	70 70–71	$73,788/yr	16.6x
6	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN · Public	70 70–71	$65,385/yr	21.5x
7	Montana State University Bozeman, MT · Public	70 70–71	$62,605/yr	24.3x
8	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY · Public	70 69–70	$57,431/yr	24.6x
9	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Public	70 70–71	$65,871/yr	21.7x
10	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	70 69–70	$67,093/yr	19.4x
11	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	69 68–69	$66,816/yr	17.9x
12	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN · Public	69 69–70	$66,479/yr	19.1x
13	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY · Public	69 69–69	$62,681/yr	21.4x
14	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	69 69–70	$60,048/yr	25.9x
15	University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	69 69–70	$61,163/yr	20.4x
16	Virginia State University Petersburg, VA · Public	69 69–69	$65,472/yr	19.2x
17	Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS · Public	68 68–69	$57,234/yr	23.4x
18	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	68 68–68	$64,284/yr	14.9x
19	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · Public	68 68–68	$66,747/yr	14.8x
20	University of Toledo Toledo, OH · Public	68 68–68	$66,034/yr	15.7x
21	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH · Public	68 68–69	$56,656/yr	19.0x
22	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK · Public	68 68–68	$61,141/yr	18.5x
23	Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV · Public	68 68–69	$54,410/yr	23.2x
24	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN · Public	68 68–69	$65,059/yr	20.3x
25	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred, NY · Public	67 67–67	$60,968/yr	19.2x
26	California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA · Public	66 64–66	$98,661/yr	31.1x
27	University of Maine Orono, ME · Public	66 65–66	$61,991/yr	14.2x
28	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public	66 66–67	$64,005/yr	17.3x
29	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · Public	66 66–66	$48,372/yr	25.7x
30	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	65 64–65	$59,941/yr	14.9x
31	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL · Public	64 64–65	$62,503/yr	13.0x
32	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI · Public	64 64–64	$49,799/yr	13.9x
33	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public	64 63–64	$61,835/yr	12.9x
34	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA · Public	64 63–64	$65,341/yr	11.8x
35	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit	64 62–64	$93,433/yr	19.0x
36	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · Public	63 63–63	$61,443/yr	10.4x
37	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI · Public	63 63–64	$54,815/yr	13.5x
38	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID · Private nonprofit	61 61–61	$62,440/yr	32.5x
39	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · Public	60 60–60	$64,243/yr	20.6x
40	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	59 59–60	$65,341/yr	7.7x
41	New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI · Private nonprofit	58 57–58	$70,916/yr	4.5x
42	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY · Public	57 56–57	$58,227/yr	15.8x
43	Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY · Private nonprofit	56 55–56	$51,567/yr	6.0x
44	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	56 56–57	$69,261/yr	2.9x
45	University of Dayton Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit	56 56–57	$66,055/yr	3.5x
46	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX · Public	55 54–55	$51,917/yr	15.5x
47	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA · Public	54 53–54	$53,234/yr	7.8x
48	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit	53 52–54	$93,433/yr	4.5x
49	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH · Public	53 53–53	$64,826/yr	9.2x
50	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO · Public	52 51–52	$49,827/yr	11.8x
51	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	52 51–52	$56,332/yr	10.2x
52	American Public University System Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit	52 52–52	$48,094/yr	13.3x
53	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	51 51–52	$64,826/yr	7.5x
54	Western New England University Springfield, MA · Private nonprofit	48 48–48	$69,326/yr	2.7x
55	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO · Public	46 48–46	$42,707/yr	10.4x
56	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit	45 44–45	$59,384/yr	1.9x
57	LeTourneau University Longview, TX · Private nonprofit	45 44–45	$52,625/yr	2.7x
58	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX · Public	44 46–45	$41,317/yr	9.6x
59	McPherson College McPherson, KS · Private nonprofit	38 40–38	$42,278/yr	2.0x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Metropolitan State University of Denver ranks #1 for Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies with a score of 72/100 and graduate earnings of $72,334/yr.

How much do Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies graduates earn?

Across 59 schools, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies graduates earn an average of $62,227/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $98,661/yr.

Is Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies a good major for AI resistance?

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies has an average AI task exposure of 32%, rated "Moderate". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.