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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

13 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the most popular school in the New England Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the ME majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 10% of the ME majors at the school.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 44% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 50% of the ME majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Of the 6 students majoring in ME at UMass Amherst, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

About 83% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont 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 #6 on the list. UVM is a large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

About 17% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in ME at Tufts, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly 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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,089
Connecticut 538
New Hampshire 125
Maine 105
Rhode Island 140
Vermont 132

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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