2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast Region
Check out the ME doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly 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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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in ME at UF, 90% are male and 10% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Women make up 8% of the ME majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 9% of the ME majors at the school.
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Duke University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 18% of the ME majors at the school.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia 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 #7 on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 33% of the ME majors at the school.
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Clemson 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 75% are male.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in ME at UT Knoxville, 92% are male and 8% are female.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 80% are male.
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Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,418 |
| Virginia | 947 |
| North Carolina | 918 |
| Florida | 2,254 |
| Tennessee | 603 |
| Kentucky | 391 |
| South Carolina | 715 |
| Louisiana | 453 |
| Arkansas | 280 |
| Alabama | 1,019 |
| Mississippi | 309 |
| West Virginia | 217 |
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 25 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.
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