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2024 Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
359 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$64,246 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general engineering technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #156 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 359 degrees in general engineering technology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering Technology School

Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of general engineering technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general engineering technology 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.

General Engineering Technology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Engineering Tech
Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering Tech
Master's Degrees in Engineering Tech

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 General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for General Engineering Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 tech degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Engineering Tech

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering technology. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available. Those general engineering technology students who get their degree from Drexel University earn $5,404 more than the typical engineering tech student.

More information about a degree in general engineering technology from Drexel University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
195 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
$59,786 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat New Jersey Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering technology. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NJIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 195 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering tech program earn an average of $59,786 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in general engineering technology from New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
5.9% Growth in Graduates

Temple University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering technology. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 34 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, engineering tech degree recipients generally make an average of $48,434 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in general engineering technology from Temple University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10.5% Growth in Graduates
$46,479 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering technology needs to take a look at New York Institute of Technology. NYIT is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Old Westbury. This school ranks 69th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 19 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NYIT in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering tech program make around $46,479 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in general engineering technology from New York Institute of Technology

Best General Engineering Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania334150
New York33359
New Jersey273222

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General Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of Engineering Technologies programs to choose from.

Engineering Tech Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Engineering Technology353
Applied Engineering Technologies6

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Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields1,456
Mechanical Engineering Technology1,121
Environmental Control Technology882
Electronics Engineering Technology834
Computer Engineering Technology816
Electromechanical Engineering Technology562
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology547
Industrial Production Technology459
Quality Control Technology298
Construction Engineering Technology280

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