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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$103,564 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 9,007 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

About 22% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 18 students majoring in ME at U of U, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Utah Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 14% of the ME majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

About 20% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 80% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Wyoming Report

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in ME at BYU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 2 students majoring in ME at DU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mechanical engineering programs. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 193
Utah 120
Idaho 31
Montana 7
Wyoming 15

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

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 9 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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