2023 Best General Engineering Schools
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,548 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #64 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 113 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in the United States
Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 15% Best General Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in the United States for general engineering students. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 113 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
With a ranking of #6, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Carnegie Mellon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering programs. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering programs. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
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Villanova University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Michigan Technological University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering programs. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #14 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools list. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Colorado School of Mines did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #16 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for General Engineering students that almost earned our Best General Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 18 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 19 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 20 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 21 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 22 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
General Engineering by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| 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 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Rémi Kaupp.
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