2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering, making the major the #80 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular General Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 744 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in General Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in the United States for general engineering students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Engineering majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out an average of $9,331 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
On average, engineering graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $438, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dartmouth College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. UAB is a very large public school located in the city of Birmingham.
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Brown University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Brown carry an average student debt load of $14,750.
Wake Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Engineering majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $8,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
On average, engineering graduates from UC Davis take out $13,707 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #11, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.
The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out is $7,000.
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With a ranking of #12, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
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Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Macon.
After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Mercer carry an average student debt load of $25,416. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $252.
Montgomery College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Northeast Technology Center-System Office did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #15 on the list. Northeast Technology Center-System Office is a small public school located in the distant town of Pryor.
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Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #15 on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
Michigan State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debt load of $24,050. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $241, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
East Carolina University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
While working on their degree, engineering majors at ECU accumulate an average of around $24,991 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $351.
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #20 on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Tidewater Community College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Tidewater Community College carry an average student debt load of $11,500.
Austin Community College District came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Austin Community College District take out is $14,500.
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Calvin University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools ranking. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.
Engineering majors at Calvin take out an average of $21,698 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular General Engineering Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular General Engineering Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 744 different United States general engineering schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for General Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular General Engineering Schools award.
General Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular General Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
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General Engineering Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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