2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 9,007 people earned a degree or certificate in mechanical engineering, making the major the #32 most popular in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 138 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the ME doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the United States. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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Rice University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
With a ranking of #7, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Michigan Technological University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
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Cornell University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - Berkeley ranked #14 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
With a ranking of #15, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #16, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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With a ranking of #18, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Virginia Tech came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Mechanical Engineering students that almost earned our Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 21 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 22 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 23 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 24 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 25 | Washington University in St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 26 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 27 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
Mechanical Engineering by Region
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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
| General Engineering | 3,548 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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