Top Engineering Colleges In USA

USA is among the most popular study destinations for engineering aspirants. Even though the list of top ranking engineering colleges varies as per the desired trades, there are a certain colleges that stand unbeaten for most programs offered.

Students who wish to pursue their engineering at undergraduate or MS level from USA for trades like Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Information Technology (IT), Industrial, Civil, etc can check for the best institutes below. The list carries top colleges for undergraduate Engineering colleges in USA as well the best ranked engineering colleges for MS in USA.

Top Engineering Colleges/Universities in US - Undergraduate & MS

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge

Massachusetts, MIT has been consistently ranked first for its graduate & undergraduate programs by U.S News & World Report & the Academic Ranking of the World Universities. Even though the institute is more popular for its research programs, it offers a huge range of science & engineering programs like Aeronautics and Astronautics, Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental, Computation for Design and Optimization, etc.

Stanford University, California

Stanford University stands in direct competition to MIT. Situated at the scenic bay area, Stanford offers a number of engineering programs under 9 departments. Besides the departmental programs, university offers interdisciplinary engineering related programs.

University of California, Berkeley

UC, Berkeley has been voted the Best Western College & Best Value Public College for 2010 by the Princeton Review. The university boasts of more than 30 research centers & the Kresge Engineering Library. Courses offered include Bachelor of Science, Master of Science or Ph.D. in Engineering and doctoral & dual degree engineering programs.

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta

Popular for its science and engineering programs, Georgia Tech ranks among the top public universities in US. Besides the regular engineering courses, also offers graduate engineering programs in Biomedical, Health Systems, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Interdisciplinary Bioengineering, International Logistics (Executive Masters), Operations Research, Materials Science, etc.

Some of the other top ranking engineering colleges and universities are University of Illinois - Urbana Campaign, California Institute of Technology - California, Carnegie Mellon University -Pittsburgh, Viterbi School of Engineering - University of Southern California, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor & Cornell University - New York.

However securing a seat among these top ranking colleges and universities is not easy. If you are not among the bracket that manages a seat in the best of the colleges, there are more options that provide quality education and good placements.

University of Kentucky, Kentucky

Key highlights of the University of Kentucky (UK ) are its outstanding academics, affordable quality education and world class faculty. For engineering aspirants, a special program known as the Scholars in Engineering & Management is designed to enable cross learning of both the disciplines. According to the US News and World Report, UK ranks among the top 50 institutions in the US.

North Carolina State University, North Carolina

Among the many laurels for NCSU, the most important for the engineering aspirants could be the 6th rank among All U.S. Engineering Colleges in Number of B.S. Degrees Awarded by the American Association of Engineering Profiles in 2007. Apart from the regular programs, the university offers some uncommon engineering programs like Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Paper Science & engineering & more.

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

Ranked among the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges in Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, the university offers engineering degree in Aerospace, Agricultural Technology, Biological, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Computer science etc. The university is also known for its affordable fees and costs.

University of Rochester, New York

One of the most popular programs at the University of Rochester is the engineering program. The university offers some highly comprehensive engineering programs in Biomedical, Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical at graduate, MS & Ph.D levels.