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2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Dartmouth College the most popular school in the United States for engineering science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

Of the 93 students majoring in engineering science at Dartmouth, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Full Engineering Science at Dartmouth College Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering science schools in the United States. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in engineering science at Rutgers New Brunswick, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Engineering Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering science schools in the United States. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 39% of the students majoring in engineering science at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#4

Smith College

Northampton, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Northampton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Bakersfield is a great place for engineering science students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

Women make up 23% of the engineering science majors at the school.

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#6

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #6, Trinity University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering science at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Engineering Science at Trinity University Report

#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering science majors at the school.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $614.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

About 52% of the students majoring in engineering science at the school are women while 48% are male.

Full Engineering Science at Harvard University Report

#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Women make up 29% of the engineering science majors at the school.

Full Engineering Science at Yale University Report

University of California - Berkeley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering science programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 19 students majoring in engineering science at UC Berkeley, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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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 26 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 Nicolás Pérez.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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