by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 86 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,899 master's degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general engineering for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a master's degree in general engineering. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general engineering has to take a look at Dartmouth College. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Dartmouth College
It's hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general engineering. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Brown University
It's hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a master's degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Maryland - College Park
Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Northeastern University
Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Vanderbilt University
Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Nebraska - Lincoln
UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.More information about a master’s in general engineering from University of Connecticut
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general engineering from Case Western Reserve University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 14 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 15 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO |
| 16 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 17 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI |
| 19 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 20 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
| 21 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
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General Engineering is one of 2 different types of General Engineering programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Applied Engineering | 70 |
