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Most Popular Colleges for Robotics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Programs

Around 31 doctorates are awarded each year to robotics engineering majors. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon claimed the #1 spot on our list by awarding 25 doctor's degrees in robotics engineering in 2017-2018.

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

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

The school reported having 3,008 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 3,008 were classified as research assistants.

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Doctorates in robotics engineering were awarded to 3 students at Oregon State in 2017-2018. This puts the school in the #2 spot on our list. Oregon State also ranks #2 in popularity in Oregon for students seeking a robotics engineering degree.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Oregon State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Oregon State University
In-State Out-of-State

Full-Time Tuition

$12,339

$22,761

Fees for Full-Time Students

$1,722

$1,722

Part-Time per Credit Hour

$457

$843

There were 1,909 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,112 were classified as teaching assistants, and 797 were classified as research assistants.

#2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

About 3 students earned doctor's degrees in robotics engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2017-2018, making the school the second most popular in the nation. WPI also ranks #2 in popularity in Massachusetts for students seeking a robotics engineering degree.

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

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
In-State Out-of-State

Full-Time Tuition

$26,226

$26,226

Fees for Full-Time Students

$60

$60

Part-Time per Credit Hour

$1,457

$1,457

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 350. Of that number, 172 were classified as teaching assistants, and 178 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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