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2023 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools

8 Colleges
$36,120 Avg Salary
$12,321 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #80 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the engineering associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Schools for an Associate in General Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the best school in the United States for general engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, engineering graduates from Wake Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,999.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

Engineering majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $17,181 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Platteville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

The excellent associate degree programs at Monroe Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, engineering majors at Monroe Community College accumulate an average of around $13,581 in student debt.

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#5

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

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Weber State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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#8

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

College of Staten Island CUNY ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools list. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.

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General Engineering by Region

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

One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering 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 8 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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