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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in ME at U of U, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 14% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

About 40% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in ME at DU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Denver Report

Utah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Utah State University

#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Idaho Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,108
Utah 695
Idaho 328
Montana 198
Wyoming 72

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 9 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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