Carnegie Mellon is the best robotics college in the nation. Entrenched in the world of robotics since 1979 when they opened The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon offers robotics-related degree options as a major, a minor, a bachelor of science, a master of science, and a PhD program. The Robotics Institute has been conducting research in a vast array of areas, including aerial robotics, mining robotics, robotics in construction, search and rescue robots, and underwater robotics.