Engineering Programs (doctorate)

Explore the highest-ranked engineering schools that offer doctoral-level research programs spanning aerospace, biomedical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering. This ranking helps ambitious STEM students compare research funding, lab facilities, faculty innovation, and industry partnerships to find the ideal school for advanced engineering study.

17 schools ranked in this list.

RankSchool
#2Stanford UniversityStanford, CA, 94305
#5California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, 91125
#11Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ, 08544
#13Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21218
#17Duke UniversityDurham, NC, 27708
#17Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL, 60208
#21Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA, 02138
#21Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, 10027
#32Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN, 37240
#35Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, 06520
#42Brown UniversityProvidence, RI, 02912
#50Tufts UniversityMedford, MA, 02155
#57Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH, 03755
#86Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL, 32114
#96Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering
#150Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL, 32901
#176South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD, 57007