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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in New York

6 Colleges
$53,703 Avg Salary
$14,786 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

General Engineering is the #114 most popular major in New York with 144 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges.

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Buffalo the most popular school in New York for general engineering students. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in New York list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Full General Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

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Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at New York Institute of Technology

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 35
Maryland 427
New Jersey 64

General Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 6 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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