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Most Popular General Engineering Schools

There are 790 colleges that offer a degree in General Engineering. Ranked by yearly graduations, here are the most popular below:

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

Today’s General Engineering students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick-and-mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school halfway across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 790 schools in the United States offering General Engineering programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for General Engineering majors.

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our rankings named University at Buffalo the most popular school in the U.S. for General Engineering majors. Located in Buffalo, NY, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 473 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,259. Read full report on General Engineering at University at Buffalo

University of Maryland-College Park comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. University of Maryland-College Park is a public school located in College Park, MD. During the most recent year for which we have data, 390 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $56,509. Read full report on General Engineering at University of Maryland-College Park

Northeastern University landed the #3 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Northeastern University is a private nonprofit school located in Boston, MA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 388 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $74,155. Full General Engineering at Northeastern University Report

University of Detroit Mercy comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in Detroit, MI, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 248 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $66,591. Read full report on General Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy

#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #5 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Providence, RI, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 209 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $59,042. Full General Engineering at Brown University Report

#6

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #6 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Hanover, NH, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 205 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $68,361. Full General Engineering at Dartmouth College Report

University of California-Los Angeles comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. University of California-Los Angeles is a public school located in Los Angeles, CA. This school awarded 194 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $41,763. Read full report on General Engineering at University of California-Los Angeles

Northern Virginia Community College comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Northern Virginia Community College is a public school located in Annandale, VA. This school awarded 193 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $37,218. Read More…

#9

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Lamar University is a public school located in Beaumont, TX. During the most recent year for which we have data, 166 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $56,267. Read More…

Texas A&M University-College Station comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in College Station, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 155 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $54,018. Read full report on General Engineering at Texas A&M University-College Station

Arizona State University Campus Immersion landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Tempe, AZ, this is a public institution. This school awarded 154 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,210. Read More…

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #12 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Boulder, CO, this is a public institution. This school awarded 128 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,932. Read full report on General Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

Arizona State University Digital Immersion comes in at #13 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in Scottsdale, AZ, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 127 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,210. Full General Engineering at Arizona State University Digital Immersion Report

#14

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in Houston, TX, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 125 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,424. Read More…

Wake Technical Community College comes in at #15 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Wake Technical Community College is a public school located in Raleigh, NC. This school awarded 118 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $38,942. Read full report on General Engineering at Wake Technical Community College

#16

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University-Main Campus landed the #16 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in West Lafayette, IN, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 111 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $61,124. Full General Engineering at Purdue University-Main Campus Report

#17

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University comes in at #17 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in Norfolk, VA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 110 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $46,400. Read More…

#18

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College landed the #18 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Santa Ana College is a public school located in Santa Ana, CA. This school awarded 110 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,951. Read full report on General Engineering at Santa Ana College

Ohio University-Main Campus landed the #19 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in Athens, OH, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 104 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $53,614. Read full report on General Engineering at Ohio University-Main Campus

#20

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University comes in at #20 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in Macon, GA, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 101 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $51,273. Read full report on General Engineering at Mercer University

#21

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in Fayetteville, AR, this is a public institution. This school awarded 99 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $47,767. Full General Engineering at University of Arkansas Report

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #22 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school located in Perkinston, MS. This school awarded 98 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $34,792. Full General Engineering at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #23 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public school located in Birmingham, AL. This school awarded 98 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,854. Read More…

#24

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University comes in at #24 on our list of the most popular colleges for General Engineering majors. Located in Glassboro, NJ, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 93 people earned their degree in General Engineering from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $42,275. Full General Engineering at Rowan University Report

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #25 spot in our Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private nonprofit school located in Savannah, GA. This school awarded 92 degrees in General Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $25,862. Read More…

#27

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC
#29

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD
#30

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#33

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN
#40

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
#46

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI
#47

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA
#48

Hope College

Holland, MI
#50

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that also graduate students in this major every year.

Rank College Location
51 UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford, NJ
52 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
53 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
54 Moorpark College Moorpark, CA
55 Snow College Ephraim, UT
56 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
57 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY
58 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA
59 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE
60 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
61 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
62 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ
63 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
64 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC
65 South Texas College McAllen, TX
66 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
67 Roger Williams University Bristol, RI
68 Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK
69 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
70 Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK
71 University of North Texas Denton, TX
72 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM
73 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
74 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
75 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
76 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
77 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
78 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
79 University of Georgia Athens, GA
80 Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA
81 Germanna Community College Locust Grove, VA
82 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN
83 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR
84 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI
85 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
86 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
87 Elgin Community College Elgin, IL
88 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA
89 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
90 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL
91 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
92 Utah Tech University Saint George, UT
93 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
94 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
95 Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI
96 Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI
97 Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ
98 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
99 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX
100 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
101 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
102 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA
103 Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ
104 Canadian Valley Technology Center El Reno, OK
105 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
106 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY
107 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
108 Hartnell College Salinas, CA
109 Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY
110 Norco College Norco, CA
111 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
112 Campbell University Buies Creek, NC
113 Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN
114 Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ
115 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
116 McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
117 Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO
118 Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA
119 Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA
120 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
121 Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA
122 California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
123 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
124 Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI
125 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
126 Paris Junior College Paris, TX
127 Rock Valley College Rockford, IL
128 San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
129 Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI
130 Trinity College Hartford, CT
131 Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC
132 Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK
133 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
134 Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA
135 Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK
136 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR
137 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS
138 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX
139 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
140 University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC
141 Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX
142 American River College Sacramento, CA
143 Bob Jones University Greenville, SC
144 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
145 Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA
146 Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA
147 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO
148 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
149 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
150 Boise State University Boise, ID
151 Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ
152 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
153 Meridian Technology Center Stillwater, OK
154 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
155 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
156 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
157 Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA
158 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
159 College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD
160 El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA
161 Fullerton College Fullerton, CA
162 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA
163 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
164 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
165 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
166 Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN
167 Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ
168 Butler Community College El Dorado, KS
169 Elon University Elon, NC
170 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
171 Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee, OK
172 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
173 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
174 New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM
175 Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA
176 University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN
177 Cabrillo College Aptos, CA
178 Linn-Benton Community College Albany, OR
179 Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN
180 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA
181 Reedley College Reedley, CA
182 SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, NY
183 Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI
184 Baylor University Waco, TX
185 Doane University Crete, NE
186 Essex County College Newark, NJ
187 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
188 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
189 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
190 Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA
191 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
192 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
193 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
194 Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ
195 Harford Community College Bel Air, MD
196 McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL
197 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD
198 Prince George’s Community College Largo, MD
199 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
200 University of West Florida Pensacola, FL

General Engineering by Region

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Region
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Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
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More General Engineering Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

General Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 10,144
Pre-Engineering 2,722
Applied Engineering 545
Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 42,939
Electrical Engineering 26,760
Civil Engineering 20,005
Computer Engineering 19,986
Biomedical Engineering 13,914

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

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