by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 910 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 175 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Located in Needham, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Smith College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region. Located in Northampton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wentworth Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Nazarene College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Eastern Nazarene College is located in Quincy, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #7, Norwich University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Michael’s College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Colchester, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Bates College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. Bates College is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
University of Hartford landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Roger Williams University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Vermont landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Tufts University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern Maine landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine General Engineering Report
Boston University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #15, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
University of Connecticut landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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