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2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges in New Jersey
33 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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2020-2021 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 New Jersey 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 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.

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Doctorate in ME

1
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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Princeton University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Princeton University

2
11 Annual Graduates

Stevens Institute of Technology is a great option for students interested in a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology

3
9 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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
Maryland 119 47
District of Columbia 81 10
Delaware 53 5

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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 33

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 58
Chemical Engineering 32
Civil Engineering 23
Biomedical Engineering 20
Industrial Engineering 15
Operations Research 12
Systems Engineering 10
Computer Engineering 8
Materials Engineering 5
General Engineering 4

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