Highest Job Growth Doctoral Engineering Programs

These are the highest job growth doctoral engineering programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leading at 12.5%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Operations Research	GA	12.5%	17
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Operations Research	MA	12.5%	16
3	Columbia University in the City of New York	Operations Research	NY	12.5%	16
4	Princeton University	Operations Research	NJ	12.5%	13
5	University of California-Berkeley	Operations Research	CA	12.5%	9
6	Cornell University	Operations Research	NY	12.5%	9
7	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Operations Research	NC	12.5%	7
8	Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management	Operations Research	OH	12.5%	5
9	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Computer Engineering	MI	7.7%	37
10	Auburn University	Computer Engineering	AL	7.7%	24
11	University of California-Irvine	Computer Engineering	CA	7.7%	20
12	University of Delaware	Computer Engineering	DE	7.7%	19
13	Northeastern University	Computer Engineering	MA	7.7%	18
14	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Computer Engineering	VA	7.7%	15
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Computer Engineering	AZ	7.7%	14
16	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Computer Engineering	OH	7.7%	14
17	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Computer Engineering	OH	7.7%	13
18	University of Connecticut	Computer Engineering	CT	7.7%	12
19	University of Notre Dame	Computer Engineering	IN	7.7%	12
20	Texas A&M University-College Station	Computer Engineering	TX	7.7%	12
21	University of South Florida	Computer Engineering	FL	7.7%	11
22	University of California-Santa Cruz	Computer Engineering	CA	7.7%	10
23	Iowa State University	Computer Engineering	IA	7.7%	9
24	Boston University	Computer Engineering	MA	7.7%	9
25	University of Iowa	Computer Engineering	IA	7.7%	7
26	University of Louisville	Computer Engineering	KY	7.7%	6
27	Wright State University-Main Campus	Computer Engineering	OH	7.7%	6
28	The University of Texas at Dallas	Computer Engineering	TX	7.7%	6
29	University of California-Merced	Computer Engineering	CA	7.7%	6
30	Santa Clara University	Computer Engineering	CA	7.7%	5
31	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Computer Engineering	MA	7.7%	5
32	Stevens Institute of Technology	Computer Engineering	NJ	7.7%	5
33	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Computer Engineering	NC	7.7%	5
34	Tennessee State University	Computer Engineering	TN	7.7%	5
35	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Systems Engineering	VA	7.5%	21
36	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Systems Engineering	CO	7.5%	13
37	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Systems Engineering	AZ	7.5%	12
38	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Systems Engineering	LA	7.5%	11
39	University of California-San Diego	Systems Engineering	CA	7.5%	10
40	University of Arizona	Systems Engineering	AZ	7.5%	9
41	Boston University	Systems Engineering	MA	7.5%	9
42	University of South Alabama	Systems Engineering	AL	7.5%	7
43	George Washington University	Systems Engineering	DC	7.5%	7
44	University of Florida	Systems Engineering	FL	7.5%	7
45	George Mason University	Systems Engineering	VA	7.5%	7
46	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Systems Engineering	MA	7.5%	6
47	Oakland University	Systems Engineering	MI	7.5%	6
48	California Institute of Technology	Systems Engineering	CA	7.5%	5
49	Cornell University	Systems Engineering	NY	7.5%	5
50	Iowa State University	Engineering Mechanics	IA	6.5%	36

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes doctoral programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.