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Most Popular Online General Engineering Schools

2023 Most Popular Online General Engineering Schools

15 Colleges
$68,873 Avg Salary
$20,557 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular online school in the United States for general engineering students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Engineering Schools list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Engineering Schools list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

The excellent online programs at Central Texas College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

College of San Mateo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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Finger Lakes Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general engineering programs. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

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#9

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Engineering Schools list. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

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#10

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #10, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general engineering students. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

More General Engineering Rankings

One of 40 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 15 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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