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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

11 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

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

With 5,137 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #24 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in California 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 California

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 California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in California. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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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 California. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 #8 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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