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2023 Most Popular Online General Engineering Associate Degree Schools

9 Colleges
$36,120 Avg Salary
$12,321 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Engineering Associate Degree Colleges.

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

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, engineering majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College accumulate an average of around $8,766 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Mississippi Community College is a great place for general engineering students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#3

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Texas College is a great place for general engineering students working on their online associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in engineering at Central Texas College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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#4

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for general engineering students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in engineering at CSM, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Finger Lakes Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the United States. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

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#6

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering at OCC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#7

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students working on their online associate degree. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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Holmes Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Engineering Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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 9 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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