by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 108 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11,903 doctor's degrees in engineering during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
It is hard to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Dartmouth College
Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Brown University
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Southern California
Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Duke University
Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Johns Hopkins University
Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Cornell University
Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of California - Berkeley
Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Northwestern University
Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Rice University
WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Washington University in St Louis
Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York
Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Villanova University
Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Notre Dame
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Case Western Reserve University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 23 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 24 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 25 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 26 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 27 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY |
| 28 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 29 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 30 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 31 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 33 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 34 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI |
| 35 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 36 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
View the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 2,178 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,842 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 1,361 |
| Civil Engineering | 1,240 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1,120 |
| Materials Engineering | 772 |
| General Engineering | 458 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 428 |
| Computer Engineering | 392 |
| Industrial Engineering | 346 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 9,113 |
| Physical Sciences | 6,581 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 4,401 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 2,106 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 614 |
| Architecture & Related Services | 244 |
| Engineering Technologies | 182 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 6 |
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