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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 291 degrees in general engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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 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 Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Any student who is interested in general engineering has to check out Case Western Reserve University. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 159 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens 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 earnings of $94,330.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 11 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
University of Dayton is a great option for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.
There were about 2 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 5 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 6 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.
Youngstown State University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Youngstown. This university ranks 37th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 2 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Cleveland State University is a large public university located in the large city of Cleveland. This university ranks 34th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 11 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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