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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$35,189 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$135,821 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #109 most popular major in the country with 6,736 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for engineering-related fields students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the engineering-related fields doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Clemson University Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at George Washington University Report

#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also made our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list, coming in at #3.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Stanford University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU are $35,802 a year.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Stevens graduate students pay an average of $39,556 in tuition and fees each year.

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One of 18 majors within the area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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