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

If you pursue a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the most popular for mechanical engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 23 doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for mechanical engineering.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Tennessee. More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Vanderbilt University is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in mechanical engineering in Tennessee. More information about a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	85
Virginia	126	26
Georgia	124	43
North Carolina	113	42
Louisiana	99	9
Alabama	94	22
South Carolina	88	22
Kentucky	86	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to ME

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	37
Electrical Engineering	28
Other Engineering	21
Materials Engineering	18
Civil Engineering	18
Nuclear Engineering	16
Biomedical Engineering	13
Chemical Engineering	12
Industrial Engineering	9
Computer Engineering	7

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.