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Most Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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$54,659 Avg Salary
$24,150 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 225 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #23 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the most popular school in North Carolina for general engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

Of the 53 students majoring in engineering tech at WCU, 96% are male and 4% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering tech majors at WCU accumulate an average of around $23,815 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $226.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Lenoir - Rhyne University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering technology schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 17
Georgia 141
Arkansas 19
Florida 611
West Virginia 5
Louisiana 60
Virginia 98
Alabama 306
Kentucky 81
Tennessee 571
Mississippi 237

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, general engineering technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering Technology 3,685
Applied Engineering Technologies 156

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

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 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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