2025 Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #49 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 61 doctor's degrees in general engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general engineering.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general engineering has to check out 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

2

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general engineering has to check out 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

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	28
New York	174	22
Maryland	119	15
New Jersey	115	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

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

Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	61

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	384
Mechanical Engineering	344
Biomedical Engineering	269
Chemical Engineering	241
Civil Engineering	195
Materials Engineering	109
Industrial Engineering	52
Operations Research	44
Computer Engineering	43
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	42

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.