I have seen to more schools that is now offering Online Doctor of Engineering degrees. Is this going to be the DBA equivalence for Engineering and Technology Professionals and cash cow for colleges? Arizona State University Purdue University Columbia University Texas A&M University at College Station Morgan State University Colorado State University at Fort Collins University of Tennessee at Knoxville Pennsylvania State University Johns Hopkins University George Washington University University of Maine at Orono Several years ago, only one or two schools offered professional Doctorate degree in Engineering. But now, it seems to be more emerging.
Or maybe they get a raise for additional education qualifications? Kind of like with teachers? I guess if companies continue to pay for courses that lead to a degree as an employee benefit, a doctorate would be one of the ultimate outcomes.
I have worked for Ford Motor and several auto suppliers here in Michigan since 1994. Doctorate in Engineering has become popular in job openings where creating research and business cases for certain products and creating/giving presentations that are seen by the C-suite and VPs is important. Other than that, it’s just teaching and if you do not do that, it’s for personal accomplishment. For ‘engineering positions’, a regionally accredited degree from an ABET school is most I have ever seen required.
DEng has been around a while, even at many of these schools. I think they are just advertising it as it is more compatible with an online platform than a PhD.