by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 442 bachelor's degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering.
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Swarthmore College is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Swarthmore College
Johns Hopkins University is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Johns Hopkins University
Cornell University is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Cornell University
Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Lafayette College
Rowan is a large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Rowan University
Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Loyola University Maryland
Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Messiah University
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Temple University
Geneva is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Beaver Falls.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Geneva College
Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 707 | 62 |
| Pennsylvania | 698 | 266 |
| Maryland | 370 | 103 |
| New Jersey | 351 | 10 |
| District of Columbia | 226 | 1 |
One of 2 majors within the General Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Applied Engineering | 39 |
| Pre-Engineering | 1 |
