2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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. 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Of the 69 students majoring in ME at Purdue, 84% are male and 16% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 36 students majoring in ME at U-M, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 29 students majoring in ME at UIUC, 79% are male and 21% are female.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Women make up 21% of the ME majors at the school.
Full Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Women make up 5% of the ME majors at the school.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
About 24% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 76% are male.
Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 16% of the ME majors at the school.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 78% are male.
With a ranking of #9, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
About 29% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 71% are male.
Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Akron Main Campus
University of Notre Dame landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Notre Dame Report
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 592 |
| Illinois | 346 |
| Ohio | 395 |
| Indiana | 282 |
| Wisconsin | 96 |
Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 22 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.
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