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2025 Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

16 Colleges in the United States
514 Doctor's Degrees
a doctor's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 16 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 514 doctor's degrees in general engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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

Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools The engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Engineering in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general engineering.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

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13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general engineering needs to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

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Brown University
Providence, RI
23 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general engineering. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Brown University

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
6 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general engineering has to take a look at Villanova University. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Villanova University

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17 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general engineering. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

5
41 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from West Virginia University

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14 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from University of Georgia

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
54 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from University of Arkansas

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22 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Tennessee Technological University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
24 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Mississippi State University

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26 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Old Dominion University

General Engineering by Region

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General Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 511
Applied Engineering 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 2,212
Mechanical Engineering 1,883
Biomedical Engineering 1,265
Civil Engineering 1,230
Chemical Engineering 1,186
Materials Engineering 770
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 442
Computer Engineering 424
Industrial Engineering 408
Other Engineering 185

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