2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 234 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 379 students majoring in engineering at Georgia Tech, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for engineering students working on their 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.
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North Carolina State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 205 students majoring in engineering at UT Austin, 74% are male and 26% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.
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Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
About 28% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 72% are male.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of California - San Diego came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Of the 162 students majoring in engineering at UCSD, 77% are male and 23% are female.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 135 students majoring in engineering at UCLA, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
Women make up 30% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 124 students majoring in engineering at UW - Madison, 82% are male and 18% are female.
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With a ranking of #21, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.
About 32% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.
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University of Central Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Cornell University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 33% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Northwestern University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 37 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 37 | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA |
| 37 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 41 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 42 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX |
| 43 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 44 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 45 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 46 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 46 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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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