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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 9,007 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 the New England Region

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the New England Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the New England Region . WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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University of Connecticut 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #10 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 603
Connecticut 108
Rhode Island 14
New Hampshire 10
Maine 7
Vermont 22

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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