2023 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree 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.
The Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 90 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best General Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in the United States for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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With a ranking of #9, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general engineering programs. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #11 on this year’s Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
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Case Western Reserve University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
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With a ranking of #13, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for General Engineering students that almost earned our Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
| 15 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 16 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 17 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 18 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
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).
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