2025 Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
6
Colleges in Pennsylvania
446
Engineering Degrees Awarded
$77,930
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 446 degrees in general engineering annually.
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Choosing a Great General Engineering School
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. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
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 Pennsylvania.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for General Engineering in Pennsylvania
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.
Top Pennsylvania Schools in Engineering
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In PA
40
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree 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 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In PA
It's difficult 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 large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Villanova University
Any student who is interested in general engineering needs to look into Lafayette College. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Easton. A Best Colleges rank of #204 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.
There were approximately 24 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $76,507 for their early career.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Lafayette College
It is hard to beat Geneva College if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of Beaver Falls, Geneva is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 90th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 46 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Geneva in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $62,486 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Geneva College
Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 34 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Etown in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $73,003 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Elizabethtown College
