2023 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
North Carolina State 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 #6 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree engineering programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
University of Arkansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Auburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 178 |
| Florida | 2,629 |
| North Carolina | 1,668 |
| Virginia | 1,286 |
| Tennessee | 508 |
| Georgia | 1,617 |
| South Carolina | 617 |
| Louisiana | 293 |
| West Virginia | 158 |
| Kentucky | 281 |
| Arkansas | 193 |
| Alabama | 914 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
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 Related Majors
| 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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