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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$70,153 Avg Salary
$24,899 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 1,714 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Jersey 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the most popular school in New Jersey for engineering students. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for engineering students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in New Jersey. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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#6

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in New Jersey ranking. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 5,231
Pennsylvania 3,224
Maryland 1,842
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

Majors Similar 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 8 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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