2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in New Jersey

A doctor's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 33 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New Jersey 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 204 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

The engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in New Jersey ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering in New Jersey

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

71 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in engineering needs to check out Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in New Jersey.

There were approximately 71 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

62 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Princeton University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in New Jersey.

There were approximately 62 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Princeton University

3

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

34 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in engineering needs to look into New Jersey Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in New Jersey.

There were roughly 34 engineering students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology

4

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

29 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in New Jersey.

There were about 29 engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology

5

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in New Jersey.

There were roughly 8 engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in engineering from Rowan University

Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	654
Maryland	29	282
Pennsylvania	29	554
District of Columbia	24	50
Delaware	19	68

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	63
Mechanical Engineering	38
Biomedical Engineering	30
Civil Engineering	21
Chemical Engineering	20
Operations Research	11
General Engineering	5
Ceramic Engineering	4
Industrial Engineering	4
Environmental Engineering	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	121
Physical Sciences	115
Mathematics & Statistics	43
Computer & Information Sciences	38
Natural Resources & Conservation	13
Architecture & Related Services	10
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	7
Engineering Technologies	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.