2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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 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 Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region
Check out the engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in the New England Region for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the engineering majors at the school.
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
About 27% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 73% are male.
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Out of the 52 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.
Of the 654 students majoring in engineering at UMass Lowell, 83% are male and 17% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Of the 528 students majoring in engineering at UMass Amherst, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 429 students majoring in engineering at Boston U, 64% are male and 36% are female.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 48% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Rhode Island 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 #9 on the list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
Of the 322 students majoring in engineering at URI, 74% are male and 26% are female.
With a ranking of #10, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 282 students majoring in engineering at UNH, 77% are male and 23% are female.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools 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 |
Engineering Related Majors
Engineering Majors to Study
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 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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