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2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools

8 Colleges
$135,821 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #51 most popular major in the country with 4,838 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the United States for engineering-related fields students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the United States. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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One of 16 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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