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2024 Best Other Engineering Schools

72 Colleges in the United States
2,901 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$74,797 Avg Early-Career Salary
Other Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #177 in popularity 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 72 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,901 degrees in other engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Engineering School

Best Other Engineering Schools Your choice of other engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Other Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Other Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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

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Best Schools for Other Engineering 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 other engineering degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in Other Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
101 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
7.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in other engineering has to check out Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 101 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Other Engineering degree recipients from Northwestern University earn a boost of around $65,524 above the typical income of other engineering graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
126 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
10.3% Growth in Graduates

Stanford University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in other engineering. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were about 126 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year. After graduating, other engineering degree recipients generally make around $55,933 at the beginning of their careers.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
51 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded

Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in other engineering. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 51 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other engineering. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
152 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
$97,458 Median Starting Salary

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 152 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Other Engineering degree recipients from University of Southern California earn a boost of about $22,661 above the average earnings of other engineering majors.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly 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 24 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA

University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were about 27 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
108 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
13.0% Growth in Graduates

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 108 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the other engineering program at University of California - San Diego get $11,999 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
469 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. This university ranks 7th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 469 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Other Engineering Degrees Awarded
38.9% Growth in Graduates

UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 72 other engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the other engineering program report average early career earnings of $68,270.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Other Engineering Schools award.

RankCollegeLocation
11Ohio State University - Main CampusColumbus, OH
12Purdue University - Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN
13Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ
14University of California - BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
15Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA
16Clemson UniversityClemson, SC
17University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadison, WI
18The University of Tennessee - KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

Other Engineering by Region

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

Other Engineering Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Other Engineering2,901

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering44,794
Electrical Engineering26,528
Civil Engineering20,655
Computer Engineering16,954
Biomedical Engineering13,222
Chemical Engineering12,248
General Engineering11,534
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering8,671
Industrial Engineering8,087
Systems Engineering3,802

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