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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is the #32 most popular major in the country with 9,007 degrees and certificates awarded 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Far Western US Region

Check out the ME doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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University of California - San Diego 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,202
Washington 196
Oregon 86
Nevada 20
Hawaii 15
Alaska 7

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 18 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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