2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

Mechanical Engineering is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia 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 13 doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in ME matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of mechanical engineering students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in District of Columbia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for ME Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were about 10 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from George Washington University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Catholic University of America if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 2 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Catholic University of America

3

Howard University
Washington, DC

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Howard University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Howard is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in District of Columbia.

There were about 1 mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Howard University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	84
Pennsylvania	176	81
Maryland	114	75
New Jersey	113	33
Delaware	43	6

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	14
Systems Engineering	7
Biomedical Engineering	6
Computer Engineering	6
Civil Engineering	5

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.