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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$35,189 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri University of Science and Technology also is in the top 20% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Stevens graduate students pay an average of $39,556 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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