NJIT’s doctoral degree programs provide you with the crucial tools and skills needed to publish your work to the public, advance your engineering career, and make groundbreaking contributions to the field.  Be at the forefront of new discoveries in cutting edge research with these doctoral degree programs:

 

Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering Materials Science and Engineering (Engineering option)
Mechanical Engineering Transportation

NJIT’s efforts and dedication to be among the nation’s most elite and productive research institutions has made it possible in achieving an R1 status — the highest designation — by the Carnegie Classification. Earning R1 status has yielded major research grants for NJIT’s faculty and success for doctoral programs.

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is the primary measure used by rating organizations and governmental agencies to describe colleges and universities. Institutions that grant doctoral degrees are divided into three tiers that represent their level of research activity in terms of research and development expenditures and doctorates awarded, with the coveted R1 indicating “very high research activity.”

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  • Andrew House
    I would recommend NJIT’s PhD program because the research we do here is some of the most cutting edge in the country. "
    Andrew House
  • Dr. Matt Bandelt
    Earning a Ph.D. qualifies you to do highly technical work - you'll be able to work in certain roles that are geared for those with a Ph.D."
    Dr. Matt Bandelt
  • Cem  Erkam
    Everything is so close! I have everything I want - food, shopping, friends, and New York City. I go into Manhattan every weekend."
    Cem Erkam
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