2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the ME master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 223 students majoring in ME at Georgia Tech, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 138 students majoring in ME at UF, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 15% of the ME majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 85 students majoring in ME at Clemson, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in ME at USF Tampa, 97% are male and 3% are female.
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University of Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
Of the 37 students majoring in ME at UofL, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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Duke University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 34 students majoring in ME at Duke, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
Of the 32 students majoring in ME at UCF, 91% are male and 9% are female.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in ME at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 90% are male and 10% are female.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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 26 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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