If you pursue a degree in general engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #96 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 591 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
University at Buffalo is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 116 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general engineering needs to check out Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were about 22 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.
Stony Brook University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 99th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Poly in the most recent data year.
CSI is a large public college located in the city of Staten Island. This college ranks 71st out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 33 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at CSI in the most recent data year.
Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Rochester. This college ranks 106th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 39 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
