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Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$85,930 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Women make up 50% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full General Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 82% are male.

Full General Engineering at Morgan State University Report

Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Utica.

Of the 6 students majoring in engineering at SUNY Poly, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on General Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at Rowan University

With a ranking of #8, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Old Westbury.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 144
Pennsylvania 35
Maryland 427
New Jersey 64

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

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 10 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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