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Best General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges
$70,583 Avg Salary
$14,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 145 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

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

Top Rhode Island Schools in General Engineering

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in Rhode Island for general engineering students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Engineering majors at Brown take out an average of $14,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Engineering at Brown University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 632
Connecticut 81
New Hampshire 160
Maine 14
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 2 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.

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