2024 Best Engineering Design Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in engineering design. It is ranked #991 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Design Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 115 degrees in engineering design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Engineering Design Schools List

Pick Your Engineering Design Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Design Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Design in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of engineering design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Engineering Design

1

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint Cloud State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in engineering design. St. Cloud State University is a large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud.More information about a degree in engineering design from Saint Cloud State University

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering design. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a degree in engineering design from Arizona State University - Tempe

Engineering Design 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 Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Engineering-Related Fields area of study, Engineering Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering	6,063
Packaging Science	420
Other Engineering-Related Fields	138

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.