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2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 205 students majoring in engineering at UT Austin, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 28% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.

Full Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University 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 large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in engineering at Rice, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Engineering at Rice University Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 55 students majoring in engineering at University of Arizona, 76% are male and 24% are female.

Full Engineering at University of Arizona Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,548
Texas 4,468
Oklahoma 481
New Mexico 359

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

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 26 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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