2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest 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
Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
University of Tulsa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
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Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
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University of Arizona 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. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 700 |
Arizona | 167 |
Oklahoma | 60 |
New Mexico | 56 |
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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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