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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States 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 analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 84% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 15% of the ME majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in ME at WUSTL, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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Wichita State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas 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 small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State 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. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at Kansas State University Report

#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #10, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 725
Minnesota 582
Kansas 445
Iowa 612
Nebraska 151
North Dakota 291
South Dakota 144

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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