2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 177 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Engineering
Our analysis found University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Mayaguez, UPR Mayaguez is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPR Mayaguez are $3,800 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 per year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Lawrence Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lawrence Tech are $18,436 a year.
Lawrence Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
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University of Dayton landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #11, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Lamar University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
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With a ranking of #14, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
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Santa Clara University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SCU are $25,170 a year.
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Michigan Technological University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of Arkansas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.
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With a ranking of #23, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Lehigh University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lehigh also did well on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 a year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 28 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 29 | Ohio University - Athens Campus | Athens, OH |
| 29 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 31 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 32 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 33 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 34 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 34 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
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| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
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).
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