by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 43 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,697 bachelor's degrees in general engineering during the <nil> academic year.
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The engineering bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general engineering.
It is hard to beat Carnegie Mellon University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general engineering. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general engineering has to look into Brown University. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.
General Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Brown University earn a boost of around $17,212 over the typical income of general engineering graduates.
More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Brown University
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general engineering needs to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general engineering has to check out Harvey Mudd College. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Harvey Mudd College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Those general engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Harvey Mudd College make $23,287 more than the standard engineering grad.
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Olin College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Needham.
Bachelor's recipients from the general engineering degree program at Olin College make $40,251 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Colorado School of Mines
Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Those general engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Arizona State University - Tempe make $5,124 more than the typical engineering student.
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SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Santa Clara.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from Santa Clara University
Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the general engineering program at North Carolina State University get $2,565 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general engineering from University of Colorado Boulder
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General Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 2,387 |
| Applied Engineering | 276 |
| Pre-Engineering | 34 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 33,840 |
| Electrical Engineering | 15,613 |
| Civil Engineering | 14,335 |
| Computer Engineering | 12,141 |
| Chemical Engineering | 8,935 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 8,820 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 6,195 |
| Industrial Engineering | 5,205 |
| Environmental Engineering | 1,910 |
| Materials Engineering | 1,305 |
