2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Alabama

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 221 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Engineering Schools List

General Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Engineering in Alabama

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 degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Alabama Schools in Engineering

1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

139 Engineering Degrees Awarded

$85,743 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Alabama at Birmingham if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. UAB is a very large public university located in the city of Birmingham.

Those general engineering students who get their degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham earn $9,323 more than the average engineering grad.

More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Alabama at Birmingham

2

University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Engineering Degrees Awarded

$67,098 Median Starting Salary

University of Alabama in Huntsville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. UAH is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Huntsville.

Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career wages of $67,098.

More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.