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2024 Best General Engineering Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
433 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 433 degrees in general engineering technology during the 2020-2021 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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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
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$69,650 Median Starting Salary
$31,002 Median Student Debt

Drexel University is one of the best 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 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. Those general engineering technology students who get their degree from Drexel University receive $5,404 more than the typical engineering tech grad.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
221 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
3.2% Growth in Graduates

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

There were about 221 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering tech program earn around $59,786 in the first couple years of working.

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

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
95.9% Growth in Graduates

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general engineering technology. Edinboro is a small public university located in the town of Edinboro.

There were about 49 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Edinboro in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general engineering technology major at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania make $28,774 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Engineering Tech Degrees Awarded
18.8% Growth in Graduates

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

There were about 32 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, engineering tech degree recipients usually make an average of $48,434 at the beginning of their careers.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$46,479 Median Starting Salary
$25,500 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering technology has to check out New York Institute of Technology. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Old Westbury. This school ranks 69th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 17 general engineering technology students who graduated with this degree at NYIT in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering tech program earn about $46,479 for their early career.

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 colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 150
New York 333 59
New Jersey 273 222

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

Engineering Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology 428
Applied Engineering Technologies 5

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Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 1,427
Mechanical Engineering Technology 1,242
Electronics Engineering Technology 904
Computer Engineering Technology 802
Environmental Control Technology 744
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 648
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 612
Industrial Production Technology 481
Construction Engineering Technology 341
Quality Control Technology 282

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