2023 Most Popular 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 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 147 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the United States
Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular General Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in the United States for general engineering students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Out of the 147 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
Out of the 147 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
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Old Dominion University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #11, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Brown University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
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Rowan University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
With a ranking of #15, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.
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With a ranking of #16, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
University of California - Riverside landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.
San Jose State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Connecticut came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for General Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular General Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Lamar University | Beaumont, TX |
| 23 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI |
| 26 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 27 | Morgan State University | Baltimore, MD |
| 28 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV |
| 29 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA |
General Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular General Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
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| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
General Engineering Related Majors
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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