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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

In 2020-2021, 215 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

Check out the ME doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in North Carolina. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 9% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 18% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Duke University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina A & T State University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Of the 7 students majoring in ME at NC A&T, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 90
Florida 467
Georgia 312
Tennessee 65
Kentucky 61
Louisiana 12
Alabama 97
South Carolina 129
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 6
West Virginia 25

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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