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2023 Best Engineering Science Schools

36 Colleges
$76,473 Avg Salary
$22,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Science School for You

Engineering Science is the #210 most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Engineering Science Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Engineering Science Schools

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the best school in the United States for engineering science students. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

Engineering Science majors at Dartmouth take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Science Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for engineering science students. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#4

Kettering University

Flint, MI

The excellent programs at Kettering University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Engineering Science Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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With a ranking of #6, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering science students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Engineering Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering science students. It came in at #8 on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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The College of New Jersey landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering science programs. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering science programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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Engineering Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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