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2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

85 Colleges
$44,454 Avg Salary
$15,272 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You

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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 85 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for engineering students working on their associate degree. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LaGuardia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Island City.

About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

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#3

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Out of the 85 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union County College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Union County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Cranford.

Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 85 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

Of the 48 students majoring in engineering at AACC, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Middlesex County College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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College of Southern Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 91% are male.

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Hudson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their associate degree. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the small city of Lancaster.

Women make up 5% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Raritan Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in engineering at RVCC, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#9

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Hudson Valley Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY
14 Delaware County Community College Media, PA
14 Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ
14 Essex County College Newark, NJ
17 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA

Best Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,817
Pennsylvania 10,045
New York 12,696
Maryland 4,465
Delaware 580
District of Columbia 689

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

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 25 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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