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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region

45 Colleges
$78,256 Avg Salary
$16,900 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #80 in the country. In fact 11,796 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the New England Region . Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

On average, engineering graduates from Brown take out $14,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a great place for general engineering students. Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay.

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The excellent programs at Quinsigamond Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, engineering majors at Quinsigamond Community College accumulate an average of around $13,038 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Bristol carry an average student debt load of $15,817.

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#8

Olin College

Needham, MA

Olin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Olin College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Needham.

Engineering majors at Olin College take out an average of $14,492 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Springfield Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

On average, engineering graduates from STCC take out $5,686 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Trinity College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.

On average, engineering graduates from Trinity Bantams take out $21,625 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 632
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 28 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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