2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 11% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 89% are male.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 19% of the ME majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Women make up 10% of the ME majors at the school.
Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 8% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 92% are male.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
About 9% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 91% are male.
With a ranking of #6, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
About 18% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 82% are male.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 67% are male.
Full Mechanical Engineering at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Women make up 8% of the ME majors at the school.
Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Of the 12 students majoring in ME at Clemson, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Vanderbilt University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Of the 10 students majoring in ME at Vanderbilt, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 90 |
| Florida | 467 |
| Georgia | 312 |
| North Carolina | 215 |
| Tennessee | 65 |
| Kentucky | 61 |
| Louisiana | 12 |
| Alabama | 97 |
| South Carolina | 129 |
| Mississippi | 24 |
| Arkansas | 6 |
| West Virginia | 25 |
Majors Related to ME
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 25 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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