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2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges in Illinois
85 Doctor's Degrees
Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 85 doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mechanical Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois The me doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality me program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in ME

1
48 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering needs to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2
18 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University

3
13 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 149 83
Ohio 144 54
Indiana 132 83
Wisconsin 108 24

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

ME Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 85

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 92
Chemical Engineering 70
Civil Engineering 52
Biomedical Engineering 47
Materials Engineering 47
Industrial Engineering 27
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 16
Engineering Physics 13
Engineering Mechanics 12
Environmental Engineering 12

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