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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

7 Colleges
$73,764 Avg Salary
$15,089 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best General Engineering Colleges.

Top Massachusetts Schools in General Engineering

#1

Olin College

Needham, MA

Our analysis found Olin College to be the best school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Olin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Needham.

While working on their degree, engineering majors at Olin College accumulate an average of around $14,492 in student debt.

Full General Engineering at Olin College Report

#2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

The excellent programs at Massachusetts Maritime Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Massachusetts. Maritime is a small public school located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Read full report on General Engineering at Tufts University

The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Massachusetts. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Read full report on General Engineering at Northeastern University

#5

Smith College

Northampton, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Smith College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, engineering graduates from Smith take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full General Engineering at Smith College Report

Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

On average, engineering graduates from WIT take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on General Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General Engineering at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

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 7 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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