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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Doctor's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States 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 Technologies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in the United States for engineering technologies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in engineering tech at GWU, 86% are male and 14% are female.

Full Engineering Technologies at George Washington University Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 42% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Portland State University

#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 12 students majoring in engineering tech at Rice, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at Michigan State University Report

University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Eastern Michigan University Report

#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in engineering tech at Indiana State, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Engineering Technologies by Region

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 31 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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