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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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Showing 73–96 of 162 schools

WMU
Public

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

Students
16,744
Retention
81%
Programs
243
Awards 2024-25
4,305
CampusOnlineHybrid
UM
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,598
Retention
84%
Programs
108
Awards 2024-25
4,612
CampusOnlineHybrid
WUS
Private nonprofit

Mechanical Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
CampusOnlineHybrid
VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Mechanical Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
CampusOnlineHybrid
UC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,110
Retention
82%
Programs
44
Awards 2024-25
1,922
CampusHybrid
RU
Private nonprofit

Rice University

Houston, TX

Mechanical Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,961
Retention
97%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
2,880
CampusOnlineHybrid
CSM
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,044
Retention
93%
Programs
39
Awards 2024-25
2,206
CampusOnlineHybrid
UCC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,026
Retention
85%
Programs
305
Awards 2024-25
12,894
CampusOnlineHybrid
UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
CampusOnlineHybrid
UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
CampusOnlineHybrid
UC
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
CampusOnlineHybrid
UL
Public

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,065
Retention
81%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
5,669
CampusOnlineHybrid
URI
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,210
Retention
84%
Programs
167
Awards 2024-25
4,841
CampusOnlineHybrid
WSU
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,689
Retention
69%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
4,025
CampusOnlineHybrid
YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
CampusHybrid
SIT
Private nonprofit

Mechanical Engineering: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,469
Retention
94%
Programs
77
Awards 2024-25
3,170
CampusOnlineHybrid
UM
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
31,543
Retention
93%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
11,747
CampusOnlineHybrid
UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Mechanical Engineering: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
CampusOnlineHybrid
WSU
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
25,685
Retention
78%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
7,458
CampusOnlineHybrid
UHM
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,028
Retention
81%
Programs
134
Awards 2024-25
4,836
CampusOnlineHybrid
UAH
Public

Mechanical Engineering: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,564
Retention
84%
Programs
70
Awards 2024-25
2,168
CampusOnlineHybrid

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