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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

In 2020-2021, 219 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey 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 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the most popular school in New Jersey for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

About 9% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 91% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

Women make up 33% of the ME majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in New Jersey. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Women make up 25% of the ME majors at the school.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 785
Pennsylvania 500
Maryland 213
District of Columbia 55
Delaware 21

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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.

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