2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 16% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 84% are male.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
About 25% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 75% are male.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
About 21% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 79% are male.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Of the 24 students majoring in ME at Ohio State, 79% are male and 21% are female.
Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Of the 22 students majoring in ME at UW - Madison, 95% are male and 5% are female.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Women make up 24% of the ME majors at the school.
Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in ME at Michigan State, 84% are male and 16% are female.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the ME majors at the school.
University of Akron Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
Women make up 29% of the ME majors at the school.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus Report
University of Notre Dame 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 #9 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,498 |
| Ohio | 2,106 |
| Illinois | 1,183 |
| Indiana | 1,336 |
| Wisconsin | 855 |
Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 22 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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