2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region

A doctor's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 doctor's degrees in general engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Engineering in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for general engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

#1 Best Quality In RI

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general engineering needs to look into Brown University. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general engineering in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Brown University

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Northeastern University is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in general engineering. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general engineering in Massachusetts. More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Northeastern University

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	3
Rhode Island	75	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	17

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	139
Mechanical Engineering	138
Biomedical Engineering	92
Chemical Engineering	76
Civil Engineering	54
Engineering Science	49
Computer Engineering	42
Materials Engineering	35
Engineering Physics	21
Polymer & Plastics Engineering	21

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.