2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 9,717 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
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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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in Massachusetts for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 865 students majoring in engineering at Northeastern, 66% are male and 34% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
Women make up 43% of the engineering majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.
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Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 36% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 64% are male.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 359 students majoring in engineering at MIT, 52% are male and 48% are female.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 358 students majoring in engineering at WIT, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
Women make up 47% of the engineering majors at the school.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.
About 6% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 94% are male.
Best Engineering Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 649 |
Maine | 404 |
Rhode Island | 667 |
Connecticut | 2,153 |
Vermont | 346 |
Majors Related to Engineering
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 23 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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