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

25 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.

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

The Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Full Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Florida 467
Georgia 312
North Carolina 215
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

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 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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