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2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 4,817 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Our analysis found Union County College to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Union County College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Cranford.

Of the 75 students majoring in engineering at Union County College, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlesex County College is a great place for engineering students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in engineering at Middlesex County College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in engineering at HCCC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#5

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Essex County College is a great place for engineering students working on their associate degree. Essex is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Newark.

Of the 30 students majoring in engineering at Essex, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. RCSJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Sewell.

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

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Brookdale Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering programs. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Women make up 13% of the engineering majors at the school.

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#8

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

About 5% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 95% are male.

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Mercer County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Mercer County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering at Mercer County Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Passaic County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 64% are male.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 15 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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