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2025 Best Other Engineering Schools

41 Colleges in the United States
2,901 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$84,322 Avg Early-Career Salary
Other Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #177 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 41 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for other engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,901 degrees in other engineering annually.

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Choosing a Great Other Engineering School

Best Other Engineering Schools Your choice of other engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Other 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.

Other Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Engineering Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Other Engineering in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Other Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
101 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
7.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in other engineering has to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 101 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the other engineering major at Northwestern University earn $77,825 above the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
126 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
10.3% Growth in Graduates

Stanford University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in other engineering. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were about 126 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the other engineering program make around $49,741 in their early career salary.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a degree in other engineering. Located in the large 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 24 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
51 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded

Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other engineering. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 51 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
73.3% Growth in Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were about 30 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
469 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 469 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the other engineering program earn an average of $77,264 for their early career.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
56.3% Growth in Graduates

Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken. This school ranks 3rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 16 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
38.9% Growth in Graduates

UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were roughly 72 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the other engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $80,931.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
108 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
13.0% Growth in Graduates

UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 108 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, other engineering degree recipients usually earn about $81,317 in the first five years of their career.

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

Other Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Engineering 2,901

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 44,794
Electrical Engineering 26,528
Civil Engineering 20,655
Computer Engineering 16,954
Biomedical Engineering 13,222
Chemical Engineering 12,248
General Engineering 11,534
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,671
Industrial Engineering 8,087
Systems Engineering 3,802

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