Our graduate programs are highly ranked and our faculty are respected as researchers, educator, and mentors. At UConn Engineering, you will not just find classrooms but, you will find a welcoming family designed to support you, mentor you and help you prepare in your chosen field of research.
While there has been extraordinary engineering education happening at UConn since 1916, the field of engineering education is its academic study. A Ph.D. in engineering education from UConn will prepare students with the skills and competencies needed to conduct high-quality educational research in the context of engineering programs at both the pre- and post-secondary level. Graduates from the Engineering Education program will be well qualified to work in academic, industrial, or governmental settings, and excel at identifying, creating, and expanding connections between engineering and the social sciences.