2023 Best Engineering Schools in the New England 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Engineering Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the New England Region . Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown 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 Tufts University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Northeastern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Rensselaer at Hartford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Fairfield University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4,656 |
| Rhode Island | 164 |
| Connecticut | 653 |
| New Hampshire | 233 |
| Maine | 43 |
| Vermont | 65 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
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 21 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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