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Doctor's Degree in Structural Engineering

Doctor’s Degrees in Structural Engineering

16 Yearly Graduations
31% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in structural engineering is offered at 3 colleges in the United States. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 13% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 75.0% of structural engineering graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Structural Engineering Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 16 people earned their doctor's degree in structural engineering. This earns it the #425 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in structural engineering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 132
Doctor’s Degree 16
Graduate Certificate 14

Earnings of Structural Engineering Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for structural engineering majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in structural engineering. About 68.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 11
Women 5
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The racial-ethnic distribution of structural engineering doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 3 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in structural engineering. Learn more about the most popular 3 below:

#1

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla, California
9 Yearly Graduations
33% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for structural engineering students seekinga doctor's degree is University of California - San Diego. Roughly 39,500 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,834 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,264 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their doctor's degree in structural engineering from UCSD. About 33% of this group were women, and 22% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4 Yearly Graduations
29% Women

Lehigh University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in structural engineering. Roughly 7,000 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $61,180 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $27,810 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their doctor's degree in structural engineering from Lehigh.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to structural engineering that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering 1,188
Transportation Engineering 17
Civil Engineering 15
Water Resources Engineering 4

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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