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2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Schools

31 Colleges
$76,473 Avg Salary
$22,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 451 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering science, making the major the #178 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Science Schools ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Science Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for engineering science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The excellent programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the United States. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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#4

University of Mississippi

University, MS

The excellent programs at University of Mississippi helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the United States. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Kettering University

Flint, MI

Kettering University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Science Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering science programs. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Schools list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.

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#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering science programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 39 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Engineering Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 31 schools only.

  • 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 Nicolás Pérez.

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