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2026 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools

There are 237 colleges that offer a degree in Engineering-Related Fields. Learn more about the most popular schools below:

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which Engineering-Related Fields program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you’re no longer limited to schools in your local area.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 237 schools in the United States offering Engineering-Related Fields programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Engineering-Related Fields majors.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The most popular school in the United States for Engineering-Related Fields students is University of Arkansas. Located in Fayetteville, AR, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 390 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $47,767. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at University of Arkansas

#2

New York University

New York, NY

New York University comes in at #2 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Located in New York, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 382 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $59,956. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at New York University

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the #3 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a private nonprofit school located in Angola, IN. This school awarded 339 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $52,025. Full Engineering-Related Fields at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Report

#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #4 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Duke University is a private nonprofit school located in Durham, NC. During the most recent year for which we have data, 306 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $74,497. Read More…

Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #5 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school located in Rolla, MO. During the most recent year for which we have data, 248 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $75,542. Read More…

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #6 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Stanford University is a private nonprofit school located in Stanford, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 206 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $89,527. Full Engineering-Related Fields at Stanford University Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University comes in at #7 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Michigan State University is a public school located in East Lansing, MI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 180 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $50,898. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Michigan State University

Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Located in Hoboken, NJ, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 175 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $83,442. Full Engineering-Related Fields at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University comes in at #9 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Located in Pittsburgh, PA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 166 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $88,268. Read More…

#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #10 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a private nonprofit school located in Baltimore, MD. During the most recent year for which we have data, 148 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $89,069. Read More…

#11

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #11 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Located in Washington, DC, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 142 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $66,952. Full Engineering-Related Fields at George Washington University Report

Missouri State University-Springfield comes in at #12 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Missouri State University-Springfield is a public school located in Springfield, MO. During the most recent year for which we have data, 141 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $38,092. Read More…

California State University-Northridge comes in at #13 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. California State University-Northridge is a public school located in Northridge, CA. This school awarded 127 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,905. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at California State University-Northridge

University of Massachusetts-Amherst comes in at #14 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Located in Amherst, MA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 124 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,780. Read More…

Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #15 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Located in Fort Wayne, IN, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 118 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $47,525. Read More…

#16

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University comes in at #16 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Located in San Jose, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 113 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $58,993. Read More…

#17

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

Arkansas State University landed the #17 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Arkansas State University is a public school located in Jonesboro, AR. This school awarded 107 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $45,510. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Arkansas State University

University of North Texas comes in at #18 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Located in Denton, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 107 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $42,036. Read More…

Arizona State University Campus Immersion landed the #19 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Located in Tempe, AZ, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 105 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,210. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Arizona State University Campus Immersion

New Jersey Institute of Technology comes in at #20 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Located in Newark, NJ, this is a public institution. This school awarded 105 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $67,467. Read More…

University of Southern California comes in at #21 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 105 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $63,275. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at University of Southern California

#22

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University landed the #22 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Located in Potsdam, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 102 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $72,875. Read full report on Engineering-Related Fields at Clarkson University

#23

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

Excelsior University comes in at #23 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Engineering-Related Fields majors. Excelsior University is a private nonprofit school located in Albany, NY. This school awarded 102 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $68,971. Full Engineering-Related Fields at Excelsior University Report

#24

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University landed the #24 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Utah State University is a public school located in Logan, UT. During the most recent year for which we have data, 102 people earned their degree in Engineering-Related Fields from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $45,312. Full Engineering-Related Fields at Utah State University Report

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus landed the #25 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus is a public school located in Bowling Green, OH. This school awarded 101 degrees in Engineering-Related Fields in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $40,263. Read More…

#27

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
#30

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#32

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
#37

Tufts University

Medford, MA
#40

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#45

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#49

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH
#50

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR
52 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
53 University of New Haven West Haven, CT
54 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC
55 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
56 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
57 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL
58 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
59 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
60 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
61 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
62 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
63 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
64 Auburn University Auburn, AL
65 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
66 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
67 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
68 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR
69 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
70 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
71 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
72 Westcliff University Irvine, CA
73 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
74 Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
75 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
76 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH
77 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
78 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
79 California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA
80 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ
81 Washington State University Pullman, WA
82 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
83 Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN
84 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
85 Portland State University Portland, OR
86 Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX
87 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
88 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
89 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
90 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA
91 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY
92 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
93 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
94 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
95 University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI
96 Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO
97 Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
98 University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX
99 National University San Diego, CA
100 Rice University Houston, TX
101 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
102 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN
103 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
104 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
105 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
106 Kettering University Flint, MI
107 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
108 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
109 University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT
110 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
111 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
112 Western New England University Springfield, MA
113 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
114 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA
115 University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR
116 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI
117 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
118 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
119 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
120 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI
121 Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH
122 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
123 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
124 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
125 Gannon University Erie, PA
126 Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI
127 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
128 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD
129 University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA
130 University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC
131 CUNY City College New York, NY
132 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
133 University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN
134 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
135 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY
136 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
137 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
138 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
139 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
140 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
141 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM
142 The Catholic University of America Washington, DC
143 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN
144 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
145 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
146 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA
147 California State University-Chico Chico, CA
148 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN
149 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA
150 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
151 West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV
152 Saint Martin’s University Lacey, WA
153 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
154 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
155 University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA
156 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
157 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
158 Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN
159 Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV
160 Morehead State University Morehead, KY
161 Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA
162 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
163 Clark State College Springfield, OH
164 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
165 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
166 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK
167 St. Mary’s University San Antonio, TX
168 University of Houston Houston, TX
169 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL
170 University of Maine Orono, ME
171 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
172 Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI
173 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
174 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
175 University of Jamestown Jamestown, ND
176 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
177 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
178 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC
179 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN
180 William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA
181 Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO
182 East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX
183 Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL
184 Merrimack College North Andover, MA
185 Middlesex College Edison, NJ
186 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
187 Walsh College Troy, MI
188 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
189 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
190 Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH
191 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
192 SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY
193 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN
194 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN
195 Alvernia University Reading, PA
196 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
197 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
198 Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD
199 Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA
200 Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 7,766
Packaging Science 391
Engineering Design 267
Other Engineering-Related Fields 209
Related Major Annual Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering 11,920
Industrial Production Technology 11,391
Environmental Control Technology 10,798
Drafting & Design Engineering 9,702
Electronics Engineering 9,196

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

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