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2024 Best Engineering Science Schools

35 Colleges in the United States
1,454 Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
$76,473 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, engineering science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #205 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 35 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Science Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,454 degrees in engineering science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Science School

Best Engineering Science Schools The engineering science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Engineering Science Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering Science
Master's Degrees in Engineering Science
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Science Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Engineering Science in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering science degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Engineering Science

1
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
150 Engineering Science Degrees Awarded

Harvard University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering science. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 150 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
$76,341 Median Starting Salary

Dartmouth College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering science. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were approximately 114 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. After graduation, engineering science degree recipients generally earn an average of $76,341 at the beginning of their careers.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
38 Engineering Science Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in engineering science. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 38 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
66.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering science. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were about 3 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
10.5% Growth in Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Engineering Science Degrees Awarded
$88,113 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 42 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering science major at University of Notre Dame make $11,640 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 27 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Kettering in the most recent data year.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were approximately 15 engineering science students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in engineering science from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Engineering Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Engineering Science is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering Science 1,454

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Related 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

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