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2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

28 Colleges
$111,936 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering at Texas A&M University - College Station

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

Read full report on Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 158 students majoring in engineering at ASU - Tempe, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Engineering at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Of the 93 students majoring in engineering at UT Arlington, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington

#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 28% of the engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Houston

The University of Texas at Dallas 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. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in engineering at UT Dallas, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Read full report on Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Of the 74 students majoring in engineering at Texas Tech, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice 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. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

About 40% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in engineering at University of Oklahoma, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,416
Texas 15,205
New Mexico 1,111
Oklahoma 2,060

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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