2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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 program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 244 students majoring in engineering at MIT, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 98 students majoring in engineering at Northeastern, 83% are male and 17% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
About 35% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.
Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 58 students majoring in engineering at Boston U, 64% are male and 36% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Women make up 38% of the engineering majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Of the 42 students majoring in engineering at Yale, 74% are male and 26% are female.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
About 42% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 58% are male.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in engineering at WPI, 76% are male and 24% are female.
Read full report on Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Harvard University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
About 32% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.
Tufts University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in engineering at Tufts, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4,656 |
| Rhode Island | 164 |
| Connecticut | 653 |
| New Hampshire | 233 |
| Maine | 43 |
| Vermont | 65 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
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 18 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).
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