The postgraduate curriculum in engineering specialty is the foundation of the knowledge structure and academic ability training. Based on the doctoral curriculum in the United States and questionnaire research of international students with similar majors, this paper investigates the characteristics of the curriculum of engineering graduate program from four aspects, including curriculum content, curriculum across majors, teaching and studying. The curriculum of engineering graduate programs in the United States is more concise and comprehensive, which is very efficient to help graduate students obtain knowledge in a specific area and is the basis for independent academic ability. The course selection system across different majors has a wide range of learning areas and high quality of courses, and provides more opportunities for creativity in students’ future academic study. The teaching involves specific software and tools application, and is close with the most recent advances in both industrial and academic area, which enable the graduate students to get access to academic research. The study includes various tests and requires students to work independently, practicing the students’ ability to plan and work independently, which helps students’ creativity in academic research.