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2023 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools

97 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 97 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 Other Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the United States for other engineering students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for other engineering students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for other engineering students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for other engineering students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other engineering students. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#11

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#12

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Alabama A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other engineering students. It came in at #14 on the list. AAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Normal.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Other Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Other Engineering Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI
16 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
17 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
17 Stanford University Stanford, CA
17 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA

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.

  • 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).

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