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Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges
$70,583 Avg Salary
$14,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 145 degrees and certificates were awarded to general engineering students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a .

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the most popular school in Rhode Island for general engineering students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a large student population.

Full General Engineering at Community College of Rhode Island Report

#3

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Full General Engineering at Providence 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
Massachusetts 632
Connecticut 81
New Hampshire 160
Maine 14
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 4 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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