2023 Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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2023 Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Top 10 Best Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering students. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for engineering students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Rochester ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 5,231 |
Pennsylvania | 3,224 |
Maryland | 1,842 |
New Jersey | 1,714 |
District of Columbia | 311 |
Delaware | 136 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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