A degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 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 356 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192,474 degrees in engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of 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 engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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 Engineering Schools 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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student pursuing a degree in engineering needs to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 1274 engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year. Engineering degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute of Technology get an earnings boost of approximately $32,721 over the average earnings of engineering graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in engineering needs to check out Harvard University. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were about 327 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year. Engineering degree recipients from Harvard University get an earnings boost of around $68,661 above the average earnings of engineering majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in engineering needs to take a look at Stanford University. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 1075 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering program at Stanford University get $28,738 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It is hard to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 273 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, engineering degree recipients generally make an average of $67,309 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 646 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering program at Duke University make $11,559 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 731 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Engineering degree recipients from Northwestern University receive an earnings boost of approximately $11,723 above the average income of engineering graduates.
Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1404 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Engineering degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York get an earnings boost of around $8,771 over the typical earnings of engineering majors.
USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1471 engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering degree program at University of Southern California earn $17,342 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 577 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering major at University of Pennsylvania earn $2,046 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were about 1457 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from Carnegie Mellon University make $19,493 more than the typical engineering graduate.
UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. This university ranks 4th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 2451 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. Those engineering students who get their degree from University of California - Berkeley receive $11,159 more than the average engineering student.
Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 601 engineering students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available. Engineering degree recipients from Washington University in St Louis earn a boost of about $7,700 over the typical income of engineering majors.
Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were about 365 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from Rice University earn $5,960 more than the standard engineering student.
Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. This school ranks 1st out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 3429.9999999999995 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus earn $9,597 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 264 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from Brown University receive $6,080 more than the average engineering student.
Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 394 engineering students who graduated with this degree at SCU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering program at Santa Clara University make $18,236 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. This university ranks 1st out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 2557 engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Engineering degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earn a boost of around $11,707 above the typical income of engineering graduates.
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 1405 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering major at University of California - Los Angeles earn $18,030 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. This university ranks 1st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 1363 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from Johns Hopkins University make $8,311 more than the typical engineering grad.
Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. This university ranks 3rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 1408 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from Cornell University receive $11,450 more than the typical engineering graduate.
Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 478 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering major at Princeton University get $14,274 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 1879 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering degree program at The University of Texas at Austin make $12,703 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 1571 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering major at University of Wisconsin - Madison earn $3,024 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 560 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available. Those engineering students who get their degree from University of Notre Dame earn $6,013 more than the typical engineering graduate.
Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. This university ranks 1st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 341 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. After graduating, engineering degree recipients generally earn around $67,505 in the first five years of their career.
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Engineering Schools badge.
Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 356 different United States engineering schools we analyzed.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Schools award.
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).
Your choice of 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 engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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