2024 Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in engineering-related fields is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #102 out of 306 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 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1 doctor's degrees in engineering-related fields during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering-related fields students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering-related fields students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering-related fields students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering-related fields related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering-Related Fields Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering-Related Fields in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering-Related Fields

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

1 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in engineering-related fields has to look into Clemson University. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering-related fields from Clemson University

2

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL

Florida Institute of Technology is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering-related fields. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.More information about a doctorate in engineering-related fields from Florida Institute of Technology

Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	0
South Carolina	91	1

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Engineering-Related Fields Related Rankings by Major

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Engineering-Related Fields Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Engineering-Related Fields	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nanotechnology	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). More about our data sources and methodologies.