2025 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

General Engineering is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #29 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 associate degrees in general engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general engineering students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 general engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Engineering in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Engineering

1

Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA

12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Bristol Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general engineering. Bristol is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Fall River.More information about a associate in general engineering from Bristol Community College

2

Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, MA

13 Annual Graduates

Springfield Technical Community College is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in general engineering. STCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.More information about a associate in general engineering from Springfield Technical Community College

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	137	187
New Hampshire	80	5
Rhode Island	70	0
Maine	69	12

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	97
Pre-Engineering	30

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Science	69
Computer Engineering	24
Biomedical Engineering	11
Mechanical Engineering	7
Industrial Engineering	6
Chemical Engineering	1
Civil Engineering	1
Marine Engineering	1
Robotics 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 Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.