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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,137
Washington 1,078
Oregon 646
Nevada 270
Hawaii 90
Alaska 66

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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