2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Indiana

Ranked #19 in popularity, mechanical engineering is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the most popular for mechanical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Indiana

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

Most Well Attended Schools for ME Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

60 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Indiana. More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

2

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering has to check out University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Indiana. More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from University of Notre Dame

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	75
Michigan	149	98
Ohio	144	66
Wisconsin	104	32

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	117
Civil Engineering	50
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	46
Chemical Engineering	34
Materials Engineering	31
Industrial Engineering	21
Computer Engineering	17
Biomedical Engineering	15
Agricultural Engineering	15
Other Engineering	8

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.