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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region

10 Colleges
$78,256 Avg Salary
$16,900 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

General Engineering is the #64 most popular major in the country with 3,548 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for general engineering students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Engineering at Dartmouth College Report

#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #6, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

With a ranking of #8, Merrimack College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Merrimack is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.

Read full report on General Engineering at Merrimack College

#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 325
Connecticut 51
Rhode Island 72
New Hampshire 153

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 10 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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