2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 10,045 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering
Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Of the 58 students majoring in engineering at UPenn, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 43 students majoring in engineering at Drexel, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
About 31% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 69% are male.
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Villanova 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 #6 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Temple 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 Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 29% are male.
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Thomas Jefferson 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 large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,817 |
| New York | 12,696 |
| Maryland | 4,465 |
| Delaware | 580 |
| District of Columbia | 689 |
Engineering Related Majors
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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 8 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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