Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, MA, is an internationally renowned school offering accredited programs in chemical, civil, biological, mechanical, and nuclear engineering. The city of Cambridge shares its public transit with Boston, MA, and is home to offices of several major biological engineering firms such as Genzyme and Biogen Idec. MIT also offers courses for professional students who wish to further their existing education.
The University of California, Los Angeles, is host to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Located in the heart of California, UCLA offers students the opportunity to obtain an accredited engineering degree in a temperate climate. The school was ranked 2nd among all U.S. public universities and 32nd in the world by the U.S. News & World Report.
The University of Virginia was established and founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1818 toward the end of his political career. UVA's School of Engineering and Applied Science was the first U.S. engineering school to be part of a larger university body. The current assistant dean of the engineering school, Kathryn C. Thornton, is a former astronaut with nearly 1,000 logged space hours -- making the school's aerospace engineering program, currently ranked 29th, an attractive option.
The Stanford University School of Engineering, in Stanford, California, is an internationally recognized private research institution that offers accredited degrees in chemical, civil, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering. Stanford strives to provide a "world-class" education to its students and, with an endowment near $16 billion and division I-A sports teams, including the Stanford football team, it is capable of doing just that.