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New Albany, Indiana has 5 accredited schools offering engineering programs. New Albany has a population of about 37,589. Median household income is $54,152 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 22.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, the top-earning engineering-related role is Architectural and Engineering Manager at a median $149,430 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer engineering programs near New Albany, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from New Albany city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from New Albany. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Indiana schools on the Indiana engineering page.
New Albany is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (BLS area code 31140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineer | $102,650 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $110,258 |
| Electrical Engineer | $97,960 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $105,220 |
| Mechanical Engineer | $99,290 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $106,649 |
| Chemical Engineer | $110,960 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $119,184 |
| Aerospace Engineer | $126,130 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $135,478 |
| Biomedical Engineer | $98,900 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $106,230 |
| Environmental Engineer | $105,370 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $113,179 |
| Architectural and Engineering Manager | $149,430 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $160,505 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,589 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $54,152 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 22.8% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 93.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Engineering-related employment in Floyd County | 166 workers, 47 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering engineering programs near New Albany are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying engineering-related roles near New Albany are: Architectural and Engineering Manager ($149,430), Aerospace Engineer ($126,130), Chemical Engineer ($110,960). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Clarksville, IN is 3.2 miles from New Albany and has its own set of local engineering programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
New Albany’s median household income of $54,152 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in New Albany while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Indiana public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for New Albany:
Data verified: July 23, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
