2023 Most Popular 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.
The Most Popular Engineering Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 376 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the United States
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Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Out of the 376 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools ranking. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
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With a ranking of #14, Naval Postgraduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #16, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #18, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools ranking. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Engineering Schools
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Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Engineering Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 376 different United States engineering schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 52 | Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI |
| 53 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 54 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 55 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL |
| 56 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 58 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 59 | University of Michigan - Dearborn | Dearborn, MI |
| 60 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 61 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 62 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 63 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 64 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY |
| 64 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 66 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 67 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 68 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 69 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY |
| 70 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 70 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 72 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| 73 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 74 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| 75 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
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.
- 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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