2024 Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Engineering Mechanics is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #135 out of the 306 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of engineering mechanics. Combined, these schools handed out 5 doctor's degrees in engineering mechanics to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering mechanics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering mechanics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering mechanics students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering mechanics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering mechanics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Mechanics Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering Mechanics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering mechanics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering Mechanics

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

2 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering mechanics. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering mechanics from Carnegie Mellon University

2

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in engineering mechanics has to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in engineering mechanics from Cornell University

Best Engineering Mechanics Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering mechanics colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	2
New York	174	3

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Engineering Mechanics Related Rankings by Major

Engineering Mechanics is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Mechanics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering Mechanics	5

Majors Similar to Engineering Mechanics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	361
Mechanical Engineering	276
Chemical Engineering	231
Biomedical Engineering	205
Civil Engineering	141
Materials Engineering	103
General Engineering	69
Industrial Engineering	56
Operations Research	34
Computer Engineering	27

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Siemens Pressebild. More about our data sources and methodologies.