2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in Illinois

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in engineering mechanics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #127 out of 295 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Mechanics in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 doctor's degrees in engineering mechanics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for engineering mechanics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering Mechanics in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering mechanics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Mechanics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in engineering mechanics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering mechanics in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in engineering mechanics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in engineering mechanics. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering mechanics in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in engineering mechanics from Northwestern University

Best Engineering Mechanics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Mechanics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	1
Ohio	144	0
Wisconsin	104	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering Mechanics

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Engineering Mechanics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	106
Mechanical Engineering	90
Materials Engineering	62
Civil Engineering	60
Chemical Engineering	54
Biomedical Engineering	48
Industrial Engineering	19
Computer Engineering	13
Environmental Engineering	13
Nuclear Engineering	11

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).
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