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

18 Colleges
$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.

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

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 city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #8, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona 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. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Arizona Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

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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