8 fee-waived PhD programs in Mechanical Engineering — US
8 programs for a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the US that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
fee-waived Programs
Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
- 1
University of California, Berkeley
- Grad School Navigator#6University rank
- QS#11Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#6Subject rank
- U.S. News#27Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 3
- Annual tuition
- $33,960
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 2
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
- Grad School Navigator#10University rank
- QS=83Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#34Subject rank
- U.S. News#193Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 3
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS=46Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#27Subject rank
- U.S. News#140Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $20,800
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 4
University of California San Diego
- Grad School Navigator#26University rank
- QS#86Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=52Subject rank
- U.S. News#103Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 1 +1
- Annual tuition
- $36,575
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 5
University of Pennsylvania
- Grad School Navigator#10University rank
- QS=83Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#34Subject rank
- U.S. News#193Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 6
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS=46Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#27Subject rank
- U.S. News#140Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $20,800
- Program duration
- 84 months
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The complete list of Mechanical Engineering PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics | 72 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | PhD in Mechanical Engineering - Robo Track | 72 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | 84 months |
| #26 | University of California San Diego | Joint Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace and Mechanical | 60 months |
| Clemson University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Villanova University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering |
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