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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.

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

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Engineering students working with equipment in a workshop

Showing 49–72 of 162 schools

OSU
Public

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Mechanical Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,163
Retention
88%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,485
CampusOnlineHybrid
OSU
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
27,278
Retention
85%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
7,183
CampusOnlineHybrid
UTE
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
25,039
Retention
79%
Programs
114
Awards 2024-25
5,278
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Private nonprofit

Mechanical Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,626
Retention
91%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
6,853
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
CampusOnlineHybrid
PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Mechanical Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
CampusHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Mechanical Engineering: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
7,692
Retention
94%
Programs
124
Awards 2024-25
2,078
CampusOnlineHybrid
NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Mechanical Engineering: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
UM
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,726
Retention
92%
Programs
201
Awards 2024-25
10,173
CampusOnlineHybrid
USC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
38,532
Retention
92%
Programs
179
Awards 2024-25
10,077
CampusOnlineHybrid
BYU
Private nonprofit

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
35,873
Retention
91%
Programs
213
Awards 2024-25
8,076
CampusHybrid
UIC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
33,906
Retention
80%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
8,564
CampusOnlineHybrid
UTD
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,886
Retention
90%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
9,890
CampusOnlineHybrid
CU
Public

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,077
Retention
93%
Programs
174
Awards 2024-25
8,615
CampusOnlineHybrid
UC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
CampusOnlineHybrid
GWU
Private nonprofit

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
25,374
Retention
92%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
8,455
CampusOnlineHybrid
UD
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
CampusOnlineHybrid
USF
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
49,622
Retention
91%
Programs
168
Awards 2024-25
14,503
CampusOnlineHybrid
UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Mechanical Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
CampusOnlineHybrid
DU
Private nonprofit

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Mechanical Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
21,153
Retention
90%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
6,629
CampusOnlineHybrid
MSU
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,135
Retention
79%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
3,796
CampusOnlineHybrid
TU
Private nonprofit

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Mechanical Engineering: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,599
Retention
95%
Programs
145
Awards 2024-25
4,218
CampusOnlineHybrid
CSU
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
34,096
Retention
86%
Programs
189
Awards 2024-25
8,384
CampusOnlineHybrid

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