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2023 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools

146 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 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 146 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the United States for other engineering students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average amount in student loans that other engineering majors at Northeastern take out is $22,667.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for other engineering students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

While working on their degree, other engineering majors at Stanford accumulate an average of around $6,654 in student debt.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average amount in student loans that other engineering majors at UCSD take out is $20,200.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, other engineering graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $20,066.

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#9

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular other engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Other Engineering Schools list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

While working on their degree, other engineering majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $24,500 in student debt.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other engineering students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#14

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other engineering students. It came in at #14 on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

After completing their degree, other engineering graduates from Mississippi State carry an average student debt load of $22,500.

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#15

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

On average, other engineering graduates from UMCP take out $19,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#17

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Other Engineering majors at Michigan State take out an average of $24,364 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#18

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular other engineering programs. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#18

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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California State University - Chico came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, other engineering graduates from Chico State take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Alabama A & M University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Normal, AAMU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
22 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
23 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI
24 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
25 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
25 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
27 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
28 SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY
28 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
28 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL

Other Engineering by Region

View the Most Popular Other Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.

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 26 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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