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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Engineering Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 395 degrees in general engineering annually.
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.
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 Arizona.
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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.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 186 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Those general engineering students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe receive $7,498 more than the average engineering student.
University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 20 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Arizona State University - Skysong is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 86 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Those general engineering students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong make $27,805 more than the average engineering grad.
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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