2025 Best Engineering Science Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Engineering Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #118 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of engineering science. Combined, these schools handed out 139 associate degrees in engineering science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering science to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering science students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Science Schools

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 Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Engineering Science in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in engineering science.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Engineering Science

1

Middlesex County College
Edison, NJ

28 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Middlesex County College if you want to pursue an associate degree in engineering science. Middlesex County College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Edison.More information about a associate in engineering science from Middlesex County College

2

Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ

25 Annual Graduates

Hudson County Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in engineering science. HCCC is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Jersey City.More information about a associate in engineering science from Hudson County Community College

Best Engineering Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	39
Pennsylvania	179	6

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Engineering Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Engineering Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering Science	139

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	165
Manufacturing Engineering	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez. More about our data sources and methodologies.