2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
The Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 693 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the United States for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Of the 2,029 students majoring in engineering at Georgia Tech, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 2,005 students majoring in engineering at Purdue, 74% are male and 26% are female.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 77% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,587 students majoring in engineering at NC State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,585 students majoring in engineering at Iowa State, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,466 students majoring in engineering at ASU - Tempe, 77% are male and 23% are female.
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University of Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
About 32% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.
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With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Central Florida landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,169 students majoring in engineering at UC Berkeley, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
Of the 1,095 students majoring in engineering at UMCP, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.
About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of California - Irvine ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.
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With a ranking of #20, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,028 students majoring in engineering at Oregon State, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.
Of the 1,017 students majoring in engineering at Cal Poly Pomona, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Clemson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.
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University of California - Davis landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.
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San Jose State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 693 different United States engineering schools we analyzed.
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 Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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