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2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges
$61,553 Avg Salary
$23,733 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Engineering is the #80 most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lafayette College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Swarthmore College is a great place for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#6

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general engineering programs. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general engineering programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 451
New York 617
Maryland 787
New Jersey 252
District of Columbia 1

General Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Engineering

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.

  • 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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