2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering, making the major the #21 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 151 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the ME doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in ME at Purdue, 84% are male and 16% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 11% of the ME majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
Of the 49 students majoring in ME at Stanford, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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Out of the 151 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 27% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 73% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in ME at U-M, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in ME at UT Austin, 88% are male and 12% are female.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in ME at UC Berkeley, 82% are male and 18% are female.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
Women make up 9% of the ME majors at the school.
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Virginia Tech landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Of the 31 students majoring in ME at Virginia Tech, 81% are male and 19% are female.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in ME at UF, 90% are male and 10% are female.
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With a ranking of #11, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
About 24% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 76% are male.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in ME at UIUC, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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University of California - Irvine landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.
About 15% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 85% are male.
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University of Central Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
Women make up 8% of the ME majors at the school.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Of the 25 students majoring in ME at UMN Twin Cities, 84% are male and 16% are female.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
About 16% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 84% are male.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 21% of the ME majors at the school.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 83% are male.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 5% of the ME majors at the school.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 9% of the ME majors at the school.
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Northwestern University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 24% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 76% are male.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in ME at ASU - Tempe, 95% are male and 5% are female.
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Request InformationAdditional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Mechanical Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 24 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 24 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 24 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 24 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 28 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| 28 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 28 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
Mechanical Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 27 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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