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2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools

47 Colleges
$77,404 Avg Salary
$26,058 Avg Student Debt

In 2021-2022, 6,553 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering-related fields, making the major the #36 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the United States for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools list. Located in the city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#7

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #8 on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Iowa State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering-related fields programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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