2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 2,153 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Rensselaer at Hartford the best school in Connecticut for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Connecticut. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
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Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 5 spot on the list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 649 |
Maine | 404 |
Rhode Island | 667 |
Massachusetts | 9,717 |
Vermont | 346 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
General Engineering | 11,796 |
Industrial Engineering | 9,072 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 8,001 |
Systems Engineering | 3,904 |
Materials Engineering | 3,415 |
Other Engineering | 2,760 |
Environmental Engineering | 2,759 |
Operations Research | 1,698 |
Agricultural Engineering | 1,472 |
Engineering Science | 1,454 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 1,378 |
Petroleum Engineering | 1,256 |
Robotics Engineering | 1,243 |
Architectural Engineering | 1,012 |
Engineering Physics | 994 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 947 |
Construction Engineering | 878 |
Nuclear Engineering | 864 |
Marine Engineering | 445 |
Biological Engineering | 410 |
Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 360 |
Geoscience Engineering | 325 |
Mining Engineering | 314 |
Textile Engineering | 310 |
Ocean Engineering | 285 |
Engineering Mechanics | 272 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 179 |
Energy Systems Engineering | 138 |
Biochemical Engineering | 109 |
Ceramic Engineering | 94 |
Surveying Engineering | 73 |
Electromechanical Engineering | 45 |
Forest Engineering | 41 |
Paper Science & Engineering | 27 |
Engineering Chemistry | 13 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
More about our data sources and methodologies.