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2023 Best Other Engineering Schools

88 Colleges
$75,713 Avg Salary
$25,106 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

Other Engineering is the #176 most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Other Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 88 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Other Engineering Schools in the United States

Check out the other engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Other Engineering Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for other engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Other Engineering at University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 88 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Other Engineering at University of California - Berkeley Report

#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #6, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for other engineering students. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best other engineering programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Other Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Other Engineering Schools ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#10

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #10, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for other engineering students. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that other engineering majors at Ohio State take out is $24,500.

Full Other Engineering at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Best Other Engineering Schools list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

While working on their degree, other engineering majors at Stevens accumulate an average of around $26,874 in student debt.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other engineering students. It came in at #13 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Other Engineering Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 Stanford University Stanford, CA
15 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
16 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
17 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA

Other Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Other Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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