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.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 617 degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Engineering Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
University at Buffalo is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 116 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Those general engineering students who get their degree from Cornell University make $3,466 more than the standard engineering grad.
Every student pursuing a degree in general engineering has to check out Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were about 22 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.
Stony Brook University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were about 14 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general engineering program at Stony Brook University make $9,560 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 99th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Poly in the most recent data year.
CSI is a large public college located in the large city of Staten Island. This college ranks 71st out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 33 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at CSI in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $49,020 for their early career.
Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Rochester. This college ranks 106th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 39 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, engineering degree recipients generally earn around $40,137 in their early careers.
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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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.
