2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.
Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Of the 201 students majoring in engineering at UIUC, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Women make up 18% of the engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Of the 116 students majoring in engineering at Northwestern, 67% are male and 33% are female.
University of Notre Dame came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.
Michigan State 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 67 students majoring in engineering at Michigan State, 72% are male and 28% are female.
Read full report on Engineering at Michigan State University
With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.
Full Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago Report
Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 63 students majoring in engineering at Case Western, 71% are male and 29% are female.
Read full report on Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Indiana | 5,383 |
Michigan | 8,586 |
Ohio | 8,648 |
Illinois | 6,581 |
Wisconsin | 3,396 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
Majors Similar to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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