2023 Most Popular 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 119 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in the United States for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
Full General Engineering at University of Maryland - College Park Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.
Read full report on General Engineering at Northeastern University
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.
Read full report on General Engineering at Dartmouth College
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the United States. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
Of the 143 students majoring in engineering at UAB, 80% are male and 20% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Of the 116 students majoring in engineering at University at Buffalo, 75% are male and 25% are female.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 34% of the engineering majors at the school.
Full General Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 19% of the engineering majors at the school.
Old Dominion University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Of the 81 students majoring in engineering at Old Dominion, 72% are male and 28% are female.
Read full report on General Engineering at Old Dominion University
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville, UAH is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general engineering programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.
Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
Rowan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.
With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.
Full General Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
University of Arkansas ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
Women make up 14% of the engineering majors at the school.
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles
Brown University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Women make up 45% of the engineering majors at the school.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for General Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 19 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 20 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 21 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI |
| 23 | Lamar University | Beaumont, TX |
General Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| 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 26 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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