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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State 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 East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Ohio State 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 #10 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 592
Illinois 346
Ohio 395
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 96

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 20 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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