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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$103,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #29 most popular major in North Carolina with 918 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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 analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in ME at NC State, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in ME at Duke, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Duke University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University Report

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,418
Virginia 947
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 4 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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