2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Rhode Island

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #4 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

What's on this page: * Other Rankings

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering in Rhode Island

Below you'll see a list of 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

Brown University
Providence, RI

23 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in engineering has to check out Brown University. Brown is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in engineering from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Rhode Island if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in engineering. URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Rhode Island

Best Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	29	704
Connecticut	27	136
Maine	18	8
New Hampshire	16	40
Vermont	13	12

View All Rankings >

Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	15
Biomedical Engineering	8
Electrical Engineering	4
Chemical Engineering	3
Civil Engineering	2
Industrial Engineering	2
Mechanical Engineering	1
Ocean Engineering	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Sciences	48
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	40
Mathematics & Statistics	21
Computer & Information Sciences	12

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.