2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Connecticut
3Colleges in Connecticut
81Engineering Degrees Awarded
$84,132Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Engineering Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 81 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. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Engineering Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Engineering in Connecticut
The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering has to look into University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 49 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general engineering program at University of Connecticut make $8,424 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering has to take a look at Trinity College. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 22 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career income of $68,750.
University of Hartford is a good option for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 7 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, engineering degree recipients generally make about $57,391 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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Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
