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

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$103,564 Avg Salary

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.

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 .

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 11% of the ME majors at the school.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize 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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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . 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.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida Report

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 large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 9% of the ME majors at the school.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University

#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 33% of the ME majors at the school.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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 suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges 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

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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