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

4 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

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

With 346 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mechanical engineering is the #38 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 21% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 24% of the ME majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the ME majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 50% of the ME majors at the school.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 592
Ohio 395
Indiana 282
Wisconsin 96

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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