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

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

In 2020-2021, 90 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #71 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Virginia 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 school below is the most popular for ME majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

About 19% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 81% are male.

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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
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

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 values are for the top school 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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