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2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges in Indiana
356 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$63,165 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 356 degrees in general engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering School

Best General Engineering Schools in Indiana The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Engineering in Indiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Indiana Schools in Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
92 Engineering Degrees Awarded

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 92 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In IN
83.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to check out Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 6 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

Every student who is interested in general engineering needs to look into Purdue University Fort Wayne. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 18 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$63,165 Median Starting Salary

University of Southern Indiana is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville, USI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #769 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make an average of $63,165 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Southern Indiana

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN
44.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 9 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent data year.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Michigan322456
Ohio314239
Illinois304427
Wisconsin273202

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General Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Engineering236
Pre-Engineering120

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering1,348
Electrical Engineering701
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering568
Computer Engineering533
Civil Engineering463
Chemical Engineering400
Industrial Engineering373
Biomedical Engineering275
Other Engineering125
Agricultural Engineering115

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