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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$70,020 Avg Salary
$25,116 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 653 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for engineering students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Bridgeport is a great place for engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #6, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

Rensselaer at Hartford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Rensselaer at Hartford is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 4,656
Rhode Island 164
New Hampshire 233
Maine 43
Vermont 65

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 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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