UCB
Public
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Engineering: 54 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 26,133
- Retention
- 93%
- Programs
- 97
- Awards 2024-25
- 7,580
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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Engineering
241 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Engineering at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.
Most schools offering it: California (148), Texas (86), Pennsylvania (76), New York (74), Illinois (63), North Carolina (55)
Showing 73–96 of 241 schools
VU
Private nonprofit
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Engineering: 54 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 13,575
- Retention
- 96%
- Programs
- 181
- Awards 2024-25
- 4,249
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HU
Private nonprofit
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Engineering: 53 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 30,259
- Retention
- 98%
- Programs
- 259
- Awards 2024-25
- 11,030
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BU
Public
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY
Engineering: 51 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 18,816
- Retention
- 89%
- Programs
- 144
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,467
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OSU
Public
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Engineering: 50 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 37,163
- Retention
- 88%
- Programs
- 162
- Awards 2024-25
- 8,485
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SIT
Private nonprofit
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
Engineering: 49 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 8,469
- Retention
- 94%
- Programs
- 77
- Awards 2024-25
- 3,170
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YU
Private nonprofit
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Engineering: 48 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 15,564
- Retention
- 99%
- Programs
- 132
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,610
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UA
Public
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Engineering: 47 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 56,365
- Retention
- 83%
- Programs
- 307
- Awards 2024-25
- 12,522
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UA
Public
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Engineering: 47 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 40,846
- Retention
- 89%
- Programs
- 195
- Awards 2024-25
- 9,584
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WPI
Private nonprofit
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Engineering: 47 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 7,584
- Retention
- 94%
- Programs
- 66
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,277
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LU
Private nonprofit
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Engineering: 45 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 7,692
- Retention
- 94%
- Programs
- 124
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,078
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UN
Public
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Engineering: 43 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 24,393
- Retention
- 86%
- Programs
- 176
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,538
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FIU
Public
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Engineering: 41 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 54,723
- Retention
- 92%
- Programs
- 146
- Awards 2024-25
- 15,174
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UK
Public
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Engineering: 40 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 34,709
- Retention
- 87%
- Programs
- 287
- Awards 2024-25
- 9,772
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OSU
Public
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK
Engineering: 40 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 27,278
- Retention
- 85%
- Programs
- 195
- Awards 2024-25
- 7,183
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UC
Private nonprofit
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Engineering: 40 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 18,566
- Retention
- 99%
- Programs
- 121
- Awards 2024-25
- 6,960
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EU
Private nonprofit
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Engineering: 40 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 15,175
- Retention
- 96%
- Programs
- 128
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,053
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UNM
Public
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
Engineering: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 23,124
- Retention
- 76%
- Programs
- 148
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,063
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UN
Public
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV
Engineering: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 23,024
- Retention
- 80%
- Programs
- 139
- Awards 2024-25
- 4,680
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NCA
Public
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
Engineering: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 14,311
- Retention
- 78%
- Programs
- 101
- Awards 2024-25
- 2,894
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UOC
Public
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK
Engineering: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 30,851
- Retention
- 90%
- Programs
- 160
- Awards 2024-25
- 7,630
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UM
Public
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
Engineering: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD
- Students
- 16,598
- Retention
- 84%
- Programs
- 108
- Awards 2024-25
- 4,612
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ODU
Public
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Engineering: 36 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online
- Students
- 23,743
- Retention
- 77%
- Programs
- 155
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,555
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MSU
Public
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Engineering: 36 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option
- Students
- 23,150
- Retention
- 83%
- Programs
- 120
- Awards 2024-25
- 5,860
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