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2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges in Indiana
276 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$63,165 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 276 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Engineering School

Best General Engineering Schools in Indiana 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. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Engineering in Indiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Indiana Schools in Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
96 Engineering Degrees Awarded

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 96 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In IN

Any student who is interested in general engineering has to look into Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN
28.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general engineering has to look into Purdue University Fort Wayne. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 25 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Southern Indiana is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Evansville, USI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #769 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USI is a great university overall.

There were about 28 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $63,165 in their early career salary.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN

Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 5 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 456
Ohio 314 239
Illinois 304 427
Wisconsin 273 202

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

Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 231
Pre-Engineering 45

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 1,336
Electrical Engineering 730
Civil Engineering 487
Computer Engineering 470
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 454
Industrial Engineering 416
Chemical Engineering 381
Biomedical Engineering 282
Agricultural Engineering 125
Other Engineering 107

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