2025 Best Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California

a doctor's degree in other engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #89 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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 doctor's degrees in other engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt other 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 other engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Other 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 Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Engineering in California

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

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Other Engineering

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

17 Annual Graduates

Stanford University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in other engineering. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in other engineering from Stanford University

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

17 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is a good choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in other engineering. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in other engineering from University of California - San Diego

Best Other Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Other Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Other Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Other Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Engineering	39

Majors Similar to Other Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	350
Mechanical Engineering	219
Biomedical Engineering	193
Chemical Engineering	138
Civil Engineering	135
Materials Engineering	105
Computer Engineering	50
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	43
Systems Engineering	16
Environmental Engineering	13

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.