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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

13 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the ME majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place 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.

Women make up 18% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 27 students majoring in ME at UC Irvine, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 24 students majoring in ME at UCLA, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in ME at UCSD, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, California Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 63% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 23% of the ME majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 9% of the ME majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

About 11% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 89% are male.

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University of California - Merced came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in ME at UC Merced, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges 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 13 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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