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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York

28 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 5,231 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 39% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in New York. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 712 students majoring in engineering at Cornell, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 663 students majoring in engineering at NYU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Of the 229 students majoring in engineering at Binghamton University, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#10

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

Of the 89 students majoring in engineering at Manhattan, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,224
Maryland 1,842
New Jersey 1,714
District of Columbia 311
Delaware 136

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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