2023 Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #80 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Arkansas
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for general engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
Read full report on General Engineering at West Virginia University
Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.
Full General Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for general engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.
About 31% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 69% are male.
Read full report on General Engineering at Mississippi State University
Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on General Engineering at Old Dominion University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.
Full General Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report
Villanova University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
Brown University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Women make up 31% of the engineering majors at the school.
General Engineering by Region
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General Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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