2023 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 177 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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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2023 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 177 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of Notre Dame came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Brown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree engineering programs. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
With a ranking of #10, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #13 on this year’s Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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With a ranking of #16, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Santa Clara University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree engineering programs. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
With a ranking of #18, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
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Colorado School of Mines came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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Virginia Tech came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
With a ranking of #25, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Rest of the Top Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Engineering students that almost earned our Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 28 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI |
| 29 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 30 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 31 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA |
| 32 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 33 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 34 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 35 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
Engineering by Region
View the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Engineering Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
| General Engineering | 3,548 |
| Systems Engineering | 3,068 |
| Industrial Engineering | 3,028 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2,662 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 2,375 |
| Other Engineering | 1,820 |
| Materials Engineering | 1,810 |
| Operations Research | 1,191 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 928 |
| Environmental Engineering | 919 |
| Robotics Engineering | 560 |
| Engineering Science | 451 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 437 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 423 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 401 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 332 |
| Construction Engineering | 288 |
| Engineering Physics | 286 |
| Architectural Engineering | 243 |
| Geoscience Engineering | 173 |
| Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 167 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 144 |
| Mining Engineering | 132 |
| Ocean Engineering | 112 |
| Textile Engineering | 96 |
| Biological Engineering | 80 |
| Energy Systems Engineering | 79 |
| Marine Engineering | 44 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 40 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 21 |
| Ceramic Engineering | 20 |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 16 |
| Surveying Engineering | 11 |
| Paper Science & Engineering | 7 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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