by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,043 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,256 and $16,900 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 204 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering at Quinsigamond Community College
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkshire Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Bristol is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering at Bristol Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Springfield Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 22 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Roxbury Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Roxbury Community College is a public institution located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Roxbury Community College
With a ranking of #7, Massasoit Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Massasoit Community College
Great Bay Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. Great Bay Community College is a public institution located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Maine Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Maine Community College General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #10, North Shore Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at North Shore Community College
Bunker Hill Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Bunker Hill Community College is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cape Cod Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Cape Cod Community College
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Middlesex Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region list. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small school located in Fairfield, Maine that handed out 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kennebec Valley Community College General Engineering Report
Community College of Rhode Island came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and it awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Community College of Rhode Island
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