2024 Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region
12
Colleges in the New England Region
910
Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Engineering is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #96 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 910 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Engineering School
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Engineering Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Engineering Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for General Engineering in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top New England Region Schools in Engineering
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
142
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in general engineering has to take a look at Brown University. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 142 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Brown University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NH
153
Engineering Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Dartmouth College if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were about 153 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Dartmouth College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MA
33
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to check out Olin College. Located in the suburb of Needham, Olin College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 33 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Olin College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Olin College
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
320
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in general engineering has to take a look at Northeastern University. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 320 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Northeastern University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CT
49
Engineering Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 49 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Connecticut
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CT
Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Hartford. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Trinity Bantams is a great college overall.
There were approximately 22 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Trinity College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In MA
Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Tufts University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In MA
Located in the large city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This school ranks 18th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 11 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at WIT in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In MA
Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Northampton. This college ranks 19th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 11 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from Smith College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CT
UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford. This university ranks 11th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 7 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in general engineering from University of Hartford
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