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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

25 Colleges
$73,764 Avg Salary
$15,089 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

General Engineering is the #59 most popular major in Massachusetts with 632 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts.

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

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#2

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay.

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Out of the 25 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, engineering graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $13,038 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on General Engineering at Quinsigamond Community College

#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

The excellent programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Engineering majors at Bristol take out an average of $15,817 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Engineering at Bristol Community College Report

#5

Olin College

Needham, MA

Out of the 25 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Olin College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Olin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Needham.

The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Olin College take out is $14,492.

Full General Engineering at Olin College Report

Springfield Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

After completing their degree, engineering graduates from STCC carry an average student debt load of $5,686.

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Holyoke Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts list. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Holyoke.

While working on their degree, engineering majors at Holyoke Community College accumulate an average of around $10,592 in student debt.

Full General Engineering at Holyoke Community College Report

Bunker Hill Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on General Engineering at Bunker Hill Community College

Massasoit Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general engineering programs. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brockton.

Read full report on General Engineering at Massasoit Community College

North Shore Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

Full General Engineering at North Shore Community College Report

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
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 25 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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