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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 doctor's degrees in engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering in Kentucky

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

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

45 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Kentucky is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Kentucky

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Louisville if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in engineering. UofL is a very large public university located in the city of Louisville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Louisville

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	463
Virginia	29	348
Georgia	28	360
South Carolina	27	131
North Carolina	26	341
Tennessee	25	194
Louisiana	25	101
Mississippi	24	78
Alabama	24	146
Arkansas	23	40
West Virginia	20	28

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	15
Chemical Engineering	11
Electrical Engineering	11
Civil Engineering	6
Materials Engineering	5
Biomedical Engineering	5
Mining Engineering	4
Industrial Engineering	4
Computer Engineering	3
Agricultural Engineering	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	72
Physical Sciences	28
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	26
Mathematics & Statistics	24
Computer & Information Sciences	17

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.