2025 Best General Engineering Schools in New Jersey
3Colleges in New Jersey
225Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #96 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 225 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Engineering Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Engineering in New Jersey
The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to check out Rowan University. Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #345 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.
Union County College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Union County College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Cranford. This college ranks 25th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 54 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Union County College in the most recent year we have data available.
Brookdale Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Lincroft. This college ranks 31st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 29 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Brookdale Community College in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
