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Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

20 Colleges
$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 12,696 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in New York 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.

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

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the most popular school in New York for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 20 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

About 37% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stony Brook University is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in engineering at SUNY Stony Brook, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

With a ranking of #6, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

About 30% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse 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 city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Women make up 32% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The City College of New York 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 #10 on the list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 21 students majoring in engineering at CCNY, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,817
Pennsylvania 10,045
Maryland 4,465
Delaware 580
District of Columbia 689

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 20 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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