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.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 178 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.
The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Engineering Schools in Arkansas.
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Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering has to look into University of Arkansas. UARK is a very large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 105 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general engineering program at University of Arkansas get $15,154 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It's hard to beat University of Arkansas at Little Rock if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 8 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat John Brown University if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the distant town of Siloam Springs, JBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $62,958 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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