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2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 10,191 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,080 and $26,180 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 543 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree engineering students.

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 144 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering at Carnegie Mellon

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 59 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Engineering Report

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Engineering at UPenn

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 43 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering at Drexel University

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Lehigh Engineering Report

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Villanova University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Engineering at Villanova

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering at Temple

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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas Jefferson University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Engineering Report

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