2024 Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #116 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 bachelor's degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Engineering in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering.

Top Indiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering

1

Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering needs to check out Purdue University Fort Wayne. PFW is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Fort Wayne.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Purdue University Fort Wayne

1

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN

1 Annual Graduates

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Terre Haute.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

2

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN

28 Annual Graduates

$63,165 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general engineering has to look into University of Southern Indiana. USI is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

Soon after graduating, engineering bachelor's recipients usually earn around $63,165 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from University of Southern Indiana

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	277
Ohio	252	85
Illinois	241	69
Wisconsin	213	5

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

General Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	86
Pre-Engineering	1

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	1,054
Electrical Engineering	438
Computer Engineering	431
Civil Engineering	339
Chemical Engineering	300
Industrial Engineering	293
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	276
Biomedical Engineering	215
Agricultural Engineering	72
Environmental Engineering	68

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.