Denmark has the World’s Second Best University for Engineering Degrees
A new set of rankings for seven different engineering subjects has been released by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
The rankings in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects for 2016 reveal between 100 and 400 of the best schools and colleges, depending on the availability of relevant data.
Taking the top positions we find the universities in the United States with more top rankings than any other country, however we also find Denmark well represented across the different subject league tables of top universities for engineering.
In the category Top 20 Universities for Civil Engineering and Top 20 Universities for Energy Science and Engineering, Denmark comes in second:
Top 20 universities for civil engineering
A civil engineering degree prepares students to work on design and construction within a variety of sectors, on projects such as bridges, roads and buildings.
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Civ. Eng. Rank |
Institution |
Country |
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1 |
United States |
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2 |
Denmark |
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3 |
China |
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4 |
China-Hong Kong |
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5 |
China |
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6 |
United States |
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7 |
United States |
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8 |
United States |
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9 |
China-Hong Kong |
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10 |
Netherlands |
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11 |
Switzerland |
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12 |
United States |
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13 |
Italy |
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14 |
Singapore |
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15 |
South Korea |
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16 |
Switzerland |
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17 |
United Kingdom |
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18 |
United States |
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19 |
United States |
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20 |
Canada |
Top 20 universities for energy science and engineering
A degree in energy science and engineering teaches students methods to produce, store and use clean energy, incorporating elements of chemical, physical and biotechnological science.
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Energy. Eng. Rank |
Institution |
Country |
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1 |
China |
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2 |
Denmark |
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3 |
Singapore |
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4 |
United Kingdom |
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5 |
Singapore |
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6 |
United States |
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7 |
United States |
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8 |
China |
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9 |
United States |
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10 |
United States |
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11 |
Switzerland |
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12 |
China |
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13 |
China |
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14 |
United States |
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15 |
Australia |
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16 |
South Korea |
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17 |
United States |
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18 |
United States |
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19 |
Switzerland |
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20 |
Denmark |
Top 20 universities for electrical and electronic engineering
The work of an electrical engineer focuses on electrical control systems, ensuring their reliability, quality and sustainability.
|
Elect. Eng. Rank |
Institution |
Country |
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1 |
United States |
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2 |
United States |
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3 |
United States |
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4 |
Singapore |
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5 |
United States |
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6 |
United States |
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7 |
Denmark |
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8 |
United States |
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9 |
United States |
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10 |
United States |
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11 |
United States |
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12 |
Switzerland |
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13 |
China |
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14 |
China |
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15 |
United States |
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16 |
Switzerland |
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17 |
Singapore |
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18 |
United States |
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19 |
South Korea |
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20 |
China-Hong Kong
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Top 20 universities for environmental science and engineering
This multidisciplinary field combines all three hard sciences with engineering in order to connect knowledge of the environment to modern techniques in construction with the aim of protecting people and the planet from adverse conditions.
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Environ. Eng. Rank |
Institution |
Country |
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1 |
United States |
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2 |
Netherlands |
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3 |
United States |
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4 |
United States |
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5 |
Sweden |
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6 |
United Kingdom |
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7 |
United States |
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8 |
Switzerland |
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9 |
United States |
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10 |
Australia |
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11 |
Canada |
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12 |
United States |
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13 |
Netherlands |
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14 |
United States |
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15 |
United States |
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16 |
Denmark |
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17 |
United States |
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18 |
United States |
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19 |
United States |
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20 |
United States |
See the full report and all the ranking on www.timeshighereducation.com
