PhD in Engineering in the United States
364 phd programmes in engineering at 61 universities in the United States are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 29,822 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 23,000 USD and 34,646 USD.
Data as of August 27, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD
Engineering programmes
1–24 of 364 · page 1 of 10
Specialisations within engineering
Engineering 150 Science 50 Chemical Engineering 29 Biomedical Engineering 26 Civil Engineering 26 Computer Engineering 24 Technology 11 Agriculture Engineering 8 Computer Science 5 Design 4
Universities for engineering in the United States
- University of North Dakota (15)
- University of Florida (14)
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (14)
- University of Oklahoma (13)
- University of Minnesota (13)
- University of Kentucky (12)
- California Institute of Technology (11)
- University of Maryland, College Park (11)
- West Virginia University (11)
- University of Iowa (10)
PhD in Engineering in the United States: common questions
- How many engineering programmes are there in the United States?
- 364 engineering phd programmes at 61 universities in the United States are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
- How much does a engineering degree in the United States cost?
- The median yearly tuition for phd programmes in engineering in the United States is 29,822 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 23,000 USD and 34,646 USD per year.
- Can I study engineering in the United States in English?
- Yes — 100% of the engineering programmes in the United States in our catalogue are taught in English (364 of 364).
- Are any of these engineering programmes available online?
- 20 of the 364 programmes in the United States are delivered online or by distance learning.
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