2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 379 students majoring in engineering at Georgia Tech, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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. UT Knoxville is a fairly 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.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.
Duke 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. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
About 30% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 70% are male.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Women make up 37% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Engineering Related Majors
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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