2024 Best Engineering Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
2Colleges in the New England Region
41Doctor's Degrees
Engineering Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #114 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. 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 Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 doctor's degrees in engineering science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 science students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other engineering science 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 easy is it for engineering science to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering science related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering science students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering Science in the New England Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering science.
Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering Science
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).