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2025 Best Robotics Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

3 Colleges in the United States
61 Doctor's Degrees
Robotics Engineering isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #152 in popularity out of 306 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Robotics Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 61 doctor's degrees in robotics engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Robotics Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Robotics Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools Your choice of robotics engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for robotics engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Robotics Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Robotics Engineering in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Robotics Engineering

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17 Annual Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in robotics engineering. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in robotics engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

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11 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in robotics engineering. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in robotics engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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15 Annual Graduates

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in robotics engineering. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in robotics engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Robotics Engineering by Region

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Robotics Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Robotics Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering 61

Majors Similar to Robotics Engineering

Related 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

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