2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the online engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
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Our analysis found Old Dominion University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the United States. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 111 students majoring in engineering at UT Knoxville, 72% are male and 28% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.
Of the 46 students majoring in engineering at Michigan Tech, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Of the 28 students majoring in engineering at GWU, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in engineering at SMU, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 30% of the engineering majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their online doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize 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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Capitol Technology University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree engineering programs. Capitol Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.
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Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in engineering at FAU, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in engineering at UND, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Majors Related to Engineering
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 11 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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