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Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$72,558 Avg Salary
$24,782 Avg Student Debt

With 198,468 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester Polytechnic Institute the most popular online school in the New England Region for engineering students. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at WPI take out is $26,950. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $538, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The excellent online programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Engineering majors at UMaine take out an average of $25,655 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

On average, engineering graduates from UMass Amherst take out $26,588 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western New England University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, engineering graduates from Western New England carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#5

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer at Hartford. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the New England Region list. 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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Explore the most popular online engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 649
Maine 404
Rhode Island 667
Massachusetts 9,717
Connecticut 2,153
Vermont 346

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 6 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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