2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Software Engineering

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in software engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #409 out of 815 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for software engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 22 doctor's degrees in software engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Software Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

The computer software engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Software Engineering ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of software engineering students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for software engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Software Engineering in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in software engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Computer Software Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - Merced
Merced, CA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in software engineering needs to check out University of California - Merced. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Merced. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in software engineering in California.

There were roughly 7 software engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Merced in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in software engineering from University of California - Merced

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Irvine is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in software engineering. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in software engineering in California.

There were about 4 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in software engineering from University of California - Irvine

2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

North Dakota State University - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in software engineering. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in software engineering in North Dakota.

There were about 4 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in software engineering from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in software engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in software engineering in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 4 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in software engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

5

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the city of Richardson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in software engineering in Texas.

There were approximately 3 software engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in software engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas

6

Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA

#3 Most Popular In CA

Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey. More information about a doctorate in software engineering from Naval Postgraduate School

6

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

#2 Most Popular In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. More information about a doctorate in software engineering from Southern Methodist University

 

Software Engineering by Region

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Software Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Computer Engineering area of study, Software Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Computer Software Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering	388
Computer Hardware Engineering	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.