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2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

5 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 #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

#1

Olin College

Needham, MA

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 fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Needham.

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#2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

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 suburb of Buzzards Bay.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#4

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

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.

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