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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools
Finding the Best Engineering-Related Fields School for You
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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the United States for engineering-related fields students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for engineering-related fields students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
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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 large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
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 college with a small student population.
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Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
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With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a 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.
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 city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Utah Valley University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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New York University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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 |
Engineering-Related Fields by Region
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Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields
Engineering-Related Fields is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Engineering-Related Fields Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial & Management Engineering | 5,903 |
| Packaging Science | 378 |
| Other Engineering-Related Fields | 152 |
| Engineering Design | 120 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering-Related Fields
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.