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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Mechanical Engineering

162 U.S. colleges and universities offer Mechanical Engineering at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 45 Associate 48 Bachelor 416 Master 244 PhD 162 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: Texas (43), Pennsylvania (35), California (30), Washington (28), New York (26), Ohio (24)

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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Mechanical Engineering: 75 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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TAU
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 48 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
78,321
Retention
94%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
22,577
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UTA
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 46 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
53,864
Retention
97%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
18,937
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UC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 43 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
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UMA
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 41 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Mechanical Engineering: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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CMU
Private nonprofit

Mechanical Engineering: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
15,888
Retention
98%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
6,222
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UCA
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 35 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
47,335
Retention
97%
Programs
193
Awards 2024-25
14,956
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Mechanical Engineering: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
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UCD
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 24 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
44,256
Retention
94%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
13,222
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UW
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
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NU
Private nonprofit

Mechanical Engineering: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
32,553
Retention
97%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
13,210
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UND
Private nonprofit

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Mechanical Engineering: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,042
Retention
99%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
3,806
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UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Mechanical Engineering: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
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UCB
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Mechanical Engineering: 21 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UMC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,666
Retention
91%
Programs
276
Awards 2024-25
12,420
CampusOnlineHybrid
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