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2023 Best Other Engineering Schools

66 Colleges
$75,713 Avg Salary
$25,106 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

Other Engineering is the #99 most popular major in the country with 1,820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Other Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Other Engineering Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for other engineering majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Other Engineering Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the United States for other engineering students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Other Engineering Schools list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for other engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for other engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Other Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Other Engineering students that almost earned our Best Other Engineering Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
12 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
13 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA

Other Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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