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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Connecticut

5 Colleges
$84,132 Avg Salary
$24,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

With 81 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general engineering is the #97 most popular major in Connecticut.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 General Engineering Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Engineering at University of Connecticut Report

#2

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Trinity College is a great place for general engineering students. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Trinity Bantams carry an average student debt load of $21,625.

Full General Engineering at Trinity College Report

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Engineering majors at UHart take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Hartford

#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full General Engineering at Yale University Report

#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great place for general engineering students. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of New Haven

Best General Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 632
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.

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 5 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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