2025 Best Engineering Science Schools
19
Colleges in the United States
1,422
Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
$77,818
Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity,
engineering science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #205 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Science Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,422 degrees in engineering science to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Engineering Science School
The engineering science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Engineering Science Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Science Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Engineering Science in the United States
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.
10 Top Schools in Engineering Science
Dartmouth College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering science. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were about 122 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering science degree program at Dartmouth College make $12,111 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering science. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
37
Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
Vanderbilt University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in engineering science. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
Every student who is interested in engineering science has to look into California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 7 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 30 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Kettering in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 54 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year. Those engineering science students who get their degree from University of Notre Dame earn $8,227 more than the average engineering science grad.
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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 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, engineering science degree recipients generally earn an average of $69,336 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In OH
40
Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 40 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent data year.
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