2025 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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Colleges in Massachusetts
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Associate Degrees
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 Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 117 associate degrees in general engineering to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
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 colleges 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 Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.