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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a very large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,418
Virginia 947
North Carolina 918
Florida 2,254
Tennessee 603
Kentucky 391
South Carolina 715
Louisiana 453
Arkansas 280
Alabama 1,019
Mississippi 309
West Virginia 217

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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