2025 Best General Engineering Science Schools in New Jersey
3Colleges in New Jersey
182Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general engineering science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #342 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Science Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 182 degrees in general engineering science to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Engineering Science School
Your choice of general engineering science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering Science 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.
General Engineering Science Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Science Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Engineering Science in New Jersey
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering science degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering science. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 general engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
Middlesex County College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering science. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 33 general engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex County College in the most recent data year.
Hudson County Community College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general engineering science. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 32 general engineering science students who graduated with this degree at HCCC in the most recent data year.
One of 0 majors within the Engineering Science area of study, General Engineering Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
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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