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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 2,153 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Haven the most popular school in Connecticut for engineering students working on their master’s degree. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Of the 133 students majoring in engineering at UCONN, 74% are male and 26% are female.

Full Engineering at University of Connecticut Report

#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Of the 73 students majoring in engineering at Yale, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 4 spot on the list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Fairfield University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Connecticut. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#6

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering at UBridgeport, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#7

Rensselaer at Hartford

Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #7, Rensselaer at Hartford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Rensselaer at Hartford is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering at CCSU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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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
New Hampshire 649
Maine 404
Rhode Island 667
Massachusetts 9,717
Vermont 346

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

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 8 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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