Top producers of PhDs in engineering

DunninLA
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:54:20 +0000

I think one further division of the 12 year PH.D. production by 4, which would yield # of Ph.D. per 3 years, would put this more into perspective. This is to match the 3 year period for which your measured BS degree in Engineering.

That would give a % of BS recipients who go on to earn a Ph.D. For Harvard, that would be 1.38/4 = 35%

For Caltech, that gives 24%, with Swarthmore at 20%, and so on.

Those numbers seem very high considering professional positions in engineering are very little about degree post BS (with a slight appreciation for MS) and everything about practical experience and mentoring.