2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Rhode Island

A master's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 master's degrees in engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering in Rhode Island

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

79 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in engineering has to check out Brown University. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering in Rhode Island. More information about a master’s in engineering from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

65 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in engineering has to take a look at University of Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering in Rhode Island. More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Rhode Island

Best Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	3,461
Connecticut	30	633
Maine	27	30
New Hampshire	26	239
Vermont	25	40

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	56
Biomedical Engineering	23
Mechanical Engineering	16
Electrical Engineering	15
Civil Engineering	11
Ocean Engineering	11
Industrial Engineering	8
Chemical Engineering	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences	169
Architecture & Related Services	119
Physical Sciences	74
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	59
Mathematics & Statistics	36
Natural Resources & Conservation	27
Engineering Technologies	14

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.