2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 Rice University to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Tulsa 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
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Baylor University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
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Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,806 |
| Arizona | 804 |
| Oklahoma | 521 |
| New Mexico | 280 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to ME
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 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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