2023 Best Engineering Schools
Finding the Best Engineering School for You
With 61,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 244 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Engineering Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Top Schools in Engineering
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Schools list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Princeton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
Stanford University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering programs. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
Duke University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Brown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Schools ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering programs. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #13, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #14 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #16, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #18 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #19 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
University of Notre Dame ranked #20 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #25 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Rest of the Top Best Engineering Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 38 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 39 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 40 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 41 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
| 42 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 43 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 44 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 45 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
| 46 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 47 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 48 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
Engineering by Region
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Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Engineering Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
| General Engineering | 3,548 |
| Systems Engineering | 3,068 |
| Industrial Engineering | 3,028 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2,662 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 2,375 |
| Other Engineering | 1,820 |
| Materials Engineering | 1,810 |
| Operations Research | 1,191 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 928 |
| Environmental Engineering | 919 |
| Robotics Engineering | 560 |
| Engineering Science | 451 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 437 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 423 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 401 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 332 |
| Construction Engineering | 288 |
| Engineering Physics | 286 |
| Architectural Engineering | 243 |
| Geoscience Engineering | 173 |
| Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 167 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 144 |
| Mining Engineering | 132 |
| Ocean Engineering | 112 |
| Textile Engineering | 96 |
| Biological Engineering | 80 |
| Energy Systems Engineering | 79 |
| Marine Engineering | 44 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 40 |
| Biochemical Engineering | 21 |
| Ceramic Engineering | 20 |
| Electromechanical Engineering | 16 |
| Surveying Engineering | 11 |
| Paper Science & Engineering | 7 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
| Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
| Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
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).
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