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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region

20 Colleges in the New England Region
230 Bachelor's Degrees
$66,575 Avg Early-Career Salary
A bachelor's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #110 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 20 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for general engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 230 bachelor's degrees in general engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region The engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the New England Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general engineering.

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Explore the most popular colleges and universities for general engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Brown University
Providence, RI
65 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In RI
#1 Best Quality In RI

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering needs to take a look at Brown University. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 65 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

Those general engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Brown University receive $6,925 more than the typical engineering student.

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

Smith College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Northampton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Massachusetts.

There were about 49 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program make about $52,000 in their early career salary.

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Olin College
Needham, MA
35 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general engineering has to take a look at Olin College. Located in the large suburb of Needham, Olin College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 35 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Olin College in the most recent data year.

Those general engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Olin College receive $11,125 more than the standard engineering student.

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27 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In MA
#4 Best Quality In MA

Wentworth Institute of Technology is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 27 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year.

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Trinity College
Hartford, CT
22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CT
#1 Best Quality In CT

Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Hartford. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Connecticut.

There were about 22 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In VT
#1 Best Quality In VT

UVM is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Burlington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Vermont.

There were approximately 6 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year.

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Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, MA
5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In MA

Simon's Rock is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Great Barrington.

There were roughly 5 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Simon's Rock in the most recent data year.

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT
4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In VT

Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Colchester.

There were approximately 4 general engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NH

St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Manchester.

There were approximately 4 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In MA
#2 Best Quality In MA

Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general engineering in Massachusetts.

There were about 3 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 225 106
Connecticut 176 34
Rhode Island 156 90
New Hampshire 153 4
Maine 152 3
Vermont 148 9

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One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 220
Pre-Engineering 10

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,404
Electrical Engineering 936
Civil Engineering 919
Biomedical Engineering 767
Chemical Engineering 687
Computer Engineering 604
Industrial Engineering 220
Engineering Science 182
Marine Engineering 174
Other Engineering 165

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