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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges
$111,936 Avg Salary

With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Online Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Old Dominion University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Of the 111 students majoring in engineering at UT Knoxville, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Read full report on Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#3

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering at FAU, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Explore the most popular online engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,126
West Virginia 990
South Carolina 2,318
Florida 9,040
Virginia 5,181
Arkansas 1,082
Mississippi 1,512
Louisiana 1,832
Alabama 3,927
Kentucky 1,343
Georgia 5,301
Tennessee 2,281

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

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 3 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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