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.
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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 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 223 students majoring in ME at Georgia Tech, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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 city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 138 students majoring in ME at UF, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University 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 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.
Full Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report
Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college 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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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 17% of the ME majors at the school.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
With a ranking of #7, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. 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.
Duke University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’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.
Of the 34 students majoring in ME at Duke, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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 suburb of Orlando.
Of the 32 students majoring in ME at UCF, 91% are male and 9% are female.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small 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.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
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 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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