Best Schools for Engineering, General in 2026
These are the top schools offering Engineering, General, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Engineering, General graduate earns $43,281/yr across 6 schools.
All Engineering, General Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA · Engineering, General |
65
60–67 |
$68,555/yr | 68.8x |
| 2 |
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA · Engineering, General |
58
54–60 |
$72,825/yr | 32.8x |
| 3 |
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX · Engineering, General |
65
57–68 |
$43,183/yr | 147.6x |
| 4 |
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY · Engineering, General |
47
39–50 |
$30,518/yr | 60.8x |
| 5 |
UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ
Cranford, NJ · Engineering, General |
44
35–47 |
$27,813/yr | 59.8x |
| 6 |
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA · Engineering, General |
32
24–35 |
$16,790/yr | 71.9x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.