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2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Science Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 451 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering science, making the major the #178 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Engineering Science 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 20 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for engineering science students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 35% of the engineering science majors at the school.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

Women make up 28% of the engineering science majors at the school.

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#3

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering science schools in the United States. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Women make up 31% of the engineering science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering science at Louisiana State University, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#4

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering science at Ole Miss, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering science at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

About 43% of the students majoring in engineering science at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering science majors at the school.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the engineering science majors at the school.

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Washington State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Of the 3 students majoring in engineering science at Wazzu, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Engineering Science at Washington State University Report

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One of 39 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Engineering Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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