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2023 Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$76,341 Avg Salary
$15,000 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the New England Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Science Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for engineering science students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

The excellent programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the New England Region . Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

On average, engineering science graduates from Dartmouth take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Smith College

Northampton, MA

The excellent programs at Smith College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering science schools in the New England Region . Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for engineering science students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Full Engineering Science at Yale University Report

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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Three Rivers Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering science programs. Located in the small city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Greenfield Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Greenfield Community College is a small public school located in the town of Greenfield.

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#8

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #8, Gateway Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering science students. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Tunxis Community College

Farmington, CT

Tunxis Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tunxis Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Farmington.

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#10

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

With a ranking of #10, Middlesex Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering science students. Located in the small city of Middletown, MxCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Engineering Science Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 198
Connecticut 94
New Hampshire 114

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Science

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 19 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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