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Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$103,564 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #21 most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the ME doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#6

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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Stevens Institute of Technology 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. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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#10

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,232
New York 2,839
Maryland 807
New Jersey 945
District of Columbia 176
Delaware 135

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

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 25 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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