General Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #79 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 158 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11,796 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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Best Schools for General Engineering 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 degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in general engineering has to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the 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 2,238 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general engineering has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 64 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Those general engineering students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $41,465 more than the standard engineering graduate.
It's hard to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 153 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $58,277.
Any student who is interested in general engineering has to take a look at Brown University. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 142 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, engineering degree recipients typically earn an average of $70,583 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 170 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 123 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general engineering degree program at University of California - Davis make $5,614 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 381 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. General Engineering degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park get an earnings boost of around $17,660 over the average income of general engineering graduates.
Harvey Mudd College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Claremont. This college ranks 10th out of 170 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 58 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Harvey Mudd College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general engineering program at Harvey Mudd College make $13,075 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 5 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Needham, Olin College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were about 33 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Olin College in the most recent year we have data available. Those general engineering students who get their degree from Olin College make $22,479 more than the standard engineering grad.
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 58 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. General Engineering degree recipients from University of California - Los Angeles earn a boost of about $47,409 above the average income of general engineering graduates.
Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were about 96 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
UNL is a very large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 1st out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 48 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general engineering degree program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln get $28,697 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 117 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 18 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.
Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.
Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 9th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 320 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. This university ranks 2nd out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 96 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general engineering major at University of Colorado Boulder make $36,879 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 6 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 49 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. General Engineering degree recipients from University of Connecticut earn a boost of approximately $23,683 above the typical income of general engineering majors.
Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 116 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 70 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 170 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 5 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent data year.
Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. This university ranks 1st out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 106 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general engineering major at University of Arkansas make $24,393 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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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The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
