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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

11 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

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

With 1,202 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #23 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the 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 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Davis 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 #7 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 196
Oregon 86
Nevada 20
Hawaii 15
Alaska 7

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

Majors Similar 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 11 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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