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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master'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.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 22% of the ME majors at the school.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 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 city of Gainesville.

Women make up 13% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Florida Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University Report

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 11% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech

University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Women make up 3% of the ME majors at the school.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Louisville

#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 21% of the ME majors at the school.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Duke University

University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mechanical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Central Florida Report

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

Women make up 10% of the ME majors at the school.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Report

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

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 26 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.

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