Most Popular Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields Doctor’s Degree Programs

There are several excellent colleges in the United States that offer doctor’s degrees in engineering-related fields. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending GWU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at George Washington University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,790	$29,790
Fees for Full-Time Students	$50	$50
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,655	$1,655

Across all programs, there were 775 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 627 were classified as teaching assistants, and 148 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Purdue.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Purdue University - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,208	$28,010
Fees for Full-Time Students	$784	$784
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$348	$948

In 2017-2018, Purdue reported having 4,954 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,736 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,856 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Stanford.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stanford University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,987	$48,987
Fees for Full-Time Students	$630	$630
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,089	$1,089

The school reported having 3,422 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,114 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,308 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending U of Delaware.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Delaware

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$31,860	$31,860
Fees for Full-Time Students	$792	$792
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,770	$1,770

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,712. Of that number, 599 were classified as teaching assistants, and 869 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Portland State University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Portland State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,436	$21,780
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,380	$1,380
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$401	$605

In a typical year, there are 726 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 457 were classified as teaching assistants, and 227 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Florida Tech.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,338	$22,338
Fees for Full-Time Students	$250	$250
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,241	$1,241

There were 392 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 195 were classified as teaching assistants, and 192 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Western New England.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Western New England University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$24,720	$24,720
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$824	$824

In 2017-2018, Western New England reported having 23 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 6 were classified as teaching assistants, and 6 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Michigan State can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Michigan State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$17,436	$34,260
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$727	$1,428

There were 3,098 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,340 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,758 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending NYU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,352	$41,352
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,496	$2,496
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,723	$1,723

In a typical year, there are 812 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 389 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending University of Bridgeport.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Bridgeport

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,750	$15,750
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,570	$2,570
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$875	$875

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 168. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,854	$28,951
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,284	$1,284
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$411	$1,206

The school reported having 603 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 182 were classified as teaching assistants, and 367 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Stevens.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stevens Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$34,494	$34,494
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,222	$1,222
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,554	$1,554

Across all programs, there were 527 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Carnegie Mellon University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$42,563	$42,563
Fees for Full-Time Students	$834	$834
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$592	$592

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,008. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 3,008 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Clemson.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Clemson University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,226	$19,528
Fees for Full-Time Students	$918	$918
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$636	$1,290

The school reported having 2,033 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,060 were classified as teaching assistants, and 624 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at SMU can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southern Methodist University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$40,896	$40,896
Fees for Full-Time Students	$5,904	$5,904
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

In a typical year, there are 374 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 266 were classified as teaching assistants, and 108 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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