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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

13 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 25 students majoring in ME at UMN Twin Cities, 84% are male and 16% are female.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in ME at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 44% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 142
Minnesota 105
Iowa 17
Kansas 31
Nebraska 19
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 11

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 13 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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