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2024 Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

20 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,150 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$59,469 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 20 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,150 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering School

Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Engineering Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Engineering
Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering

The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
35 Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general engineering needs to take a look at Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were about 35 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
381 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$86,533 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in general engineering needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 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 approximately $27,064 over the typical income of general engineering majors.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In PA
11.1% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Villanova University if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In MD
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering has to check out Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$68,963 Median Starting Salary

Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Swarthmore. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Swarthmore is a great college overall.

There were approximately 23 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year. Those general engineering students who get their degree from Swarthmore College receive $9,494 more than the average engineering student.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
116 Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 116 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
70 Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 70 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.

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8

Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn about $57,169 in their early career salary.

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Lafayette College
Easton, PA

Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Easton. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.

There were about 19 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available. General Engineering degree recipients from Lafayette College receive an earnings boost of about $8,245 above the average income of general engineering majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.

There were about 22 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 450
New York 333 617
Maryland 279 741
New Jersey 273 252
District of Columbia 188 1

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

Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 2,068
Applied Engineering 46
Pre-Engineering 36

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,134
Electrical Engineering 5,045
Civil Engineering 3,272
Biomedical Engineering 2,800
Computer Engineering 2,518
Chemical Engineering 2,516
Industrial Engineering 1,367
Systems Engineering 1,008
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 876
Operations Research 856

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