2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of mechanical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mechanical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mechanical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt mechanical engineering 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 mechanical engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools

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 Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Maryland

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mechanical engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Doctorate in ME

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

21 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

33 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering has to check out University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	83
New York	174	98
New Jersey	115	33
District of Columbia	81	10
Delaware	53	5

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Mechanical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

ME Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering	60

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	60
Biomedical Engineering	44
Chemical Engineering	36
Civil Engineering	27
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	19
Materials Engineering	17
General Engineering	13
Environmental Engineering	7
Computer Engineering	4
Robotics Engineering	4

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 Michel Villeneuve. More about our data sources and methodologies.