2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 10,045 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in Pennsylvania for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Women make up 28% of the engineering majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 26% of the engineering majors at the school.
Out of the 43 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 43% of the engineering majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
About 35% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 65% are male.
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
About 31% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 69% are male.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 42% of the engineering majors at the school.
Bucknell 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 31% of the engineering majors at the school.
Lafayette College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 162 students majoring in engineering at Lafayette, 59% are male and 41% are female.
With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the suburb of Johnstown.
Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.
Best Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 4,817 |
New York | 12,696 |
Maryland | 4,465 |
Delaware | 580 |
District of Columbia | 689 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
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 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.
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