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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 96 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 Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a .

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 96 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#4

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Excelsior University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools list. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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Out of the 96 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

With a ranking of #6, Clarkson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

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Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#12

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #12 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#13

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
16 Grantham University LIttle Rock, AR
16 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
16 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
19 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN

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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.

  • 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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