by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major” ranking.
General Engineering Science is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 454 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree engineering science students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenfield Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Greenfield Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Three Rivers Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major. Three Rivers Community College is a public institution located in Norwich, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Three Rivers Community College General Engineering Science Report
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 39 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Raritan Valley Community College General Engineering Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlesex County College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Middlesex County College
Manchester Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. Manchester, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering science degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Mercer County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized school located in West Windsor, New Jersey that handed out 16 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mercer County Community College General Engineering Science Report
Middlesex Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. MxCC is a small school located in Middletown, Connecticut that handed out 7 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Rockland Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Suffern, New York, and it awarded 15 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Rockland Community College
Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. Located in Winsted, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 associates’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
Full Houston Community College General Engineering Science Report
With a ranking of #12, County College of Morris did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 21 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at County College of Morris
Passaic County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
Tunxis Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. Tunxis Community College is a public institution located in Farmington, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Tunxis Community College General Engineering Science Report
Niagara County Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. Located in Sanborn, New York, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
Full Niagara County Community College General Engineering Science Report
With a ranking of #16, Gateway Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Gateway Community College
Quinebaug Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking, coming in at #17. QVCC is located in Danielson, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Quinebaug Valley Community College
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. Located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Pitt Bradford
With a ranking of #19, Housatonic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Housatonic Community College
Norwalk Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. Norwalk Community College is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
Full Norwalk Community College General Engineering Science Report
Camden County College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. Camden County College is a medium-sized school located in Blackwood, New Jersey that handed out 10 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering Science at Camden County College
North Idaho College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. NIC is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 9 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Vincennes University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 16 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering Science at Vincennes University
Nassau Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 13 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Nassau Community College General Engineering Science Report
With a ranking of #25, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Science Major list. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 5 associates’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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