2024 Best Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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 2024 Best Other Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 doctor's degrees in other engineering during the 2020-2021 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 colleges for other engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Engineering Schools

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Engineering in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Other Engineering

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

5 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in other engineering. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in other engineering from Northeastern University

2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

1 Annual Graduates

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in other engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in other engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

3

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

1 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts - Lowell if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in other engineering. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.More information about a doctorate in other engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best other engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	7

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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	7

Majors Similar to Other Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	144
Biomedical Engineering	112
Mechanical Engineering	112
Chemical Engineering	76
Materials Engineering	49
Computer Engineering	47
Civil Engineering	46
Engineering Science	41
General Engineering	24
Environmental Engineering	23

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.