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Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

21 Colleges
$74,093 Avg Salary
$25,085 Avg Student Debt

Engineering-Related Fields is the #36 most popular major in the country with 6,553 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

Check out the engineering-related fields programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for engineering-related fields students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USC Upstate is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

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Athens Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. Located in the midsize city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the suburb of Parkersburg.

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With a ranking of #10, Christian Brothers University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the large city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 14
South Carolina 87
Arkansas 0
North Carolina 32
West Virginia 17
Virginia 50
Kentucky 25
Tennessee 93

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 21 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.

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