Best Engineering Doctoral Degree Programs for 2025 - WeUni

NOWNano DTC: The North West Nanoscience Doctoral Training Centre

NOWNano The University of Manchester and Lancaster

United Kingdom

Natural Sciences, Engineering, Physics

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

NowNano DTC students undertake a four-year doctoral training programme. A major aim of the DTC is to create a cohort of researchers that are able to draw

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4 Years

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

United States of America (USA)

Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Electrical Engineering (EE) graduate program at UVM offers you the chance to contribute to EE innovation, while also expanding your career options. UVM offers an M.S. degree with research, project, or course-work options, an accelerated M.S. degree track for qualified undergraduate students as well as a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. UVM has outstanding EE faculty, who work closely with talented...

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PhD Transportation and Logistics

North Dakota State University

United States of America (USA)

Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Department of Transportation, Logistics, and Finance offers a Ph.D. degree in Transportation and Logistics. The degree is awarded through the College of Business in collaboration with the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. The program takes an interdisciplinary approach to transportation and supply chain and attracts students with backgrounds in supply chain management, transportation, agribusiness, applied economics, civil engineering, construction management, emergency management, finance, geosciences, and industrial/manufacturing engineering.

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PhD in Computational Science and Engineering

Michigan Technological University MTU

United States of America (USA)

Engineering, Computer Science

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Understand scientific and engineering challenges. Realize the computational theories and methods behind the solutions. Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) at Michigan Technological University is a Ph.D. program engaging faculty and students in interdisciplinary research and teaching, focusing on computational aspects of science and engineering.

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Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

University of Rhode Island

United States of America (USA)

Chemical Engineering, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Ph.D. program is research-focused. It provides an opportunity to deepen your chemical engineering knowledge through pursuing a research project chosen from within a broad range of specializations. Coursework can draw from many disciplines.

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Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering

University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science

United States of America (USA)

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Aerospace Engineering's BioServe Space Technologies has designed, built, and flown 50+ payloads on 40+ spaceflight missions on space shuttles, the International Space Station, and Russian and commercial spacecraft. Students at the NASA-sponsored Colorado Space Grant Consortium, headquartered in engineering's Discovery Learning Center, have designed, built, and flown three space shuttle payloads, two orbiting satellites, 10 sounding rocket payloads, and hundreds of balloon payloads.

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Systems Engineering Doctorate

University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Engineering

United States of America (USA)

Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Systems Engineering is geared toward the rapid design and development of large and complex systems. Systems Engineering integrates all the specialty and sub-specialty groups of engineering disciplines into a team whose efforts result in a structured development process that proceeds from concept to production to operation. Example systems include coastal ecosystems, water treatment facilities, computer networks, visualization platforms, deep-water drilling operations, highway safety systems, biofuels production facilities, robotic units, refineries, fiber optic networks, aircraft, vehicle control systems, biomass gasification units, management of utilities during disaster events, and power grids.

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PhD in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Tulane University - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

United States of America (USA)

Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Ph.D. degree requires a student to reach a critical understanding of the basic scientific and engineering principles underlying their field of interest. In addition, the student must demonstrate the ability to conduct independently an intensive research project and document their results in the form of refereed publications, presentations, and a final thesis dissertation.

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4 Years

MB/PhD – Course Content

Hilderstone College

Online

United Kingdom

Medicine, Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The clinical course is based in Cambridge, but students will also study at several Regional Partner NHS Trust hospitals and in general practices throughout the East of England, to take advantage of the different educational opportunities which they can offer.

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PhD in Textile Science & Engineering

Dalian Polytechnic University

China

Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Ph.D. in Textile Science & Engineering

3 Years

Ph.D. in Engineering

University of Alaska Anchorage College of Engineering

United States of America (USA)

Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Management, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Ph.D. in Engineering - Recognizing that many prospective Engineering Ph.D. candidates are at a point in their lives where moving their residence for one year is not feasible, UAA’s College of Engineering and the College of Engineering and Mines at UAF are now collaborating to allow Anchorage-based students to complete their Ph.D. in Engineering degree while remaining in Anchorage. Previously, the program required students to reside in Fairbanks for 3 semesters. Under a new agreement, although 9 credits of coursework must still come from UAF courses, candidates may request a residency waiver, allowing this work to include independent study courses co-taught by UAA and UAF faculty or courses that are distance delivered to UAA.

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Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of California Santa Barbara

United States of America (USA)

Computer Science, IT & Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Ph.D. program provides a wide variety of research and course opportunities from control theory to nanofabrications, device fabrication to image processing; communications to quantum mechanics; and optics to Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design. Collaboration is possible between departments and research centers within and outside of the College of Engineering.

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Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – The Grainger College of Engineering

United States of America (USA)

Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering program is directed at students hoping to pursue a research career in academia, industry or national labs. Our curriculum is flexible and easily tailored to support research in all areas of materials and individual interests.

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4 Years

Ph.D. in Geoinformatics and Geospatial Analytics

Saint Louis University

United States of America (USA)

Geology, IT & Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Geoinformatics is a field of study involving the science and technology dealing with the acquisition, storage, processing production, presentation, and dissemination of geoinformation using the theory and practical implications of geodesy within information science infrastructure. The core of geoinformatics is geospatial analytics, a branch of data science that focuses on developing cutting-edge technologies supporting processes of acquiring, analyzing, and visualizing geospatial Big Data. Advances in various location-aware technologies, (e.g., GPS, the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile sensors, remote sensing), and ever-increasing time-stamped, location-based data from sensors as diverse as satellites, drones, and smartphones have created unprecedented demand and opportunities for code-savvy geospatial professionals with the ability to automate processing, visualizing and finding patterns in both structured and unstructured data.

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4 Years

PhD Mechanical Engineering

University of Connecticut College of Engineering Graduate Programs

United States of America (USA)

Mechanical Engineering, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers degree programs leading Master of Science (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. To determine the appropriate course requirements the student must first choose one of the two areas of concentration in the Mechanical Engineering Department

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4 Years

PhD in Signal and Information Processing

Harbin Engineering University (HEU)

China

Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

This Signal and Information Processing discipline is a Ph.D. degree conferring site. More than 30 projects of national and ministry level and 18 projects of industry sectors are under taken.

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PhD in Advanced-Systems Engineering

Libera Università di Bolzano

Italy

Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The purpose of this international Ph.D. program is to train a new generation of researchers able to carry out independent research in the areas of advanced systems Engineering and give them the opportunity to transfer and exchange knowledge with national and international research centers and industries.

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3 Years

Ph.D. in Energy Engineering

University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines

Online

United States of America (USA)

Engineering, Renewable Energy

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

This UND graduate program focuses on energy engineering fundamentals, along with independent research and career preparation. You will have the flexibility to attend online or on campus and customize your doctoral program according to your greatest interests.

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3 Years

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering

The University of Texas at Dallas

United States of America (USA)

Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Engineering

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

Biomedical engineering involves the application of engineering principles and methods to define and solve problems in medicine and biology. The objective of the Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering program is to produce graduates who can identify future applications in the field, analyze current technology capability, and synthesize new solutions that extend the state of the art in biomedical applications.

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4 Years

Ph.D. in Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering

Ochanomizu University

Japan

Engineering, Humanities

PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy)

The Psychology Division offers opportunities for conducting research together with leading faculty members having expertise in cognitive, developmental, social, educational, and clinical psychology. Our students are exposed to extensive knowledge and cutting-edge research techniques in psychology.

156 Best Engineering Doctoral Degree Programs for 2025

NOWNano DTC: The North West Nanoscience Doctoral Training Centre

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Electrical Engineering

PhD Transportation and Logistics

PhD in Computational Science and Engineering

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering

Systems Engineering Doctorate

PhD in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

MB/PhD – Course Content

PhD in Textile Science & Engineering

Ph.D. in Engineering

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering

Ph.D. in Geoinformatics and Geospatial Analytics

PhD Mechanical Engineering

PhD in Signal and Information Processing

PhD in Advanced-Systems Engineering

Ph.D. in Energy Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering

Ph.D. in Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering

Doctoral Degrees, Engineering