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2023 Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Architectural Engineering Technology School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,239 people earned a degree or certificate in architectural engineering technology, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 98 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Architectural Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Architectural Engineering Technology Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for architectural engineering technology students. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for architectural engineering technology students. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Coastal Carolina Community College is a great place for architectural engineering technology students. Located in the small city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

Wilkes Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular architectural engineering technology programs. Wilkes Community College is a small public school located in the town of Wilkesboro.

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Columbus State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools ranking. Columbus State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architectural engineering technology students. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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#9

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Farmingdale State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for architectural engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

With a ranking of #10, Alfred State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architectural engineering technology students. Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.

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With a ranking of #11, Clover Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architectural engineering technology students. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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With a ranking of #11, Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for architectural engineering technology students. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#13

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI

New England Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools ranking. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

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#14

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Architectural Engineering Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
15 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
17 Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC
18 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC
18 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL

Architectural Engineering Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Architectural Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

AE Tech Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,239

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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