2024 Best Robotics Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

Robotics Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #208 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Robotics Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 479 bachelor's degrees in robotics engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Robotics Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The robotics engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on robotics engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other robotics engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for robotics engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized robotics engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for robotics engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Robotics Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Robotics Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Robotics Engineering in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in robotics engineering.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Robotics Engineering

1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

95 Annual Graduates

$77,253 Median Starting Salary

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in robotics engineering has to take a look at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

Robotics Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Worcester Polytechnic Institute earn a boost of approximately $9,146 above the average income of robotics engineering graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in robotics engineering. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Carnegie Mellon University

3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

33 Annual Graduates

$70,279 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in robotics engineering. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.

Those robotics engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus earn $2,172 more than the standard robotics engineering student.

More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

4

Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in robotics engineering needs to take a look at Lawrence Technological University. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Lawrence Technological University

5

University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

11 Annual Graduates

UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Dearborn.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from University of Michigan - Dearborn

6

Widener University
Chester, PA

Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Chester.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Widener University

7

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

63 Annual Graduates

$30,768 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Kennesaw State University

8

Western New England University
Springfield, MA

17 Annual Graduates

Western New England is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Western New England University

9

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Utah Valley University

10

Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, MI

1 Annual Graduates

Lake Superior State University is a small public university located in the town of Sault Ste Marie.More information about a bachelor’s in robotics engineering from Lake Superior State University

Robotics Engineering by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Robotics Engineering

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

Robotics Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechatronics, Robotics, & Automation Engineering	479

Majors Similar to Robotics Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	36,809
Electrical Engineering	17,320
Civil Engineering	15,193
Computer Engineering	12,194
Chemical Engineering	10,172
Biomedical Engineering	8,517
Industrial Engineering	5,876
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	5,581
General Engineering	2,652
Environmental Engineering	1,799

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.