General Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #79 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 787 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 381 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. General Engineering degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park earn a boost of about $15,409 over the typical earnings of general engineering graduates.
It is hard to beat Loyola University Maryland if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #558 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Maryland is a great university overall.
There were about 42 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $67,844.
Morgan State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 42 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general engineering needs to take a look at Frostburg State University. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 24 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $58,995 in the first couple years of their career.
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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Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
