2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,183 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 2,498 |
Ohio | 2,106 |
Indiana | 1,336 |
Wisconsin | 855 |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to ME
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 4 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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