2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Massachusetts with 632 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in General Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Olin College the best school in Massachusetts for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Olin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Needham.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.
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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Smith College is a great place for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wentworth Institute of Technology is a great place for general engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Explore all the Best General Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 81 |
| New Hampshire | 160 |
| Maine | 14 |
| Rhode Island | 145 |
| Vermont | 11 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 5 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.