2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Maryland

Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #4 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 234 doctor's degrees in engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in engineering matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Maryland ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality engineering program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering in Maryland

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

131 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Maryland.

There were approximately 131 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

75 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johns Hopkins University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Maryland.

There were about 75 engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Johns Hopkins University

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Maryland.

There were about 18 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

4

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in engineering has to check out Morgan State University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Maryland.

There were about 10 engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Morgan State University

Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	654
Pennsylvania	29	554
New Jersey	28	222
District of Columbia	24	50
Delaware	19	68

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	57
Mechanical Engineering	50
Biomedical Engineering	29
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	24
Civil Engineering	22
Chemical Engineering	19
Materials Engineering	11
General Engineering	10
Other Engineering	5
Environmental Engineering	4

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	260
Physical Sciences	119
Computer & Information Sciences	115
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	52
Mathematics & Statistics	44
Architecture & Related Services	4
Natural Resources & Conservation	2

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.