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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Maine

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Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 14 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.

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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine 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.

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the most popular school in Maine for general engineering students. SMCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

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#2

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kennebec Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Maine list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for general engineering students. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 632
Connecticut 81
New Hampshire 160
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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