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Finding the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree School for You
Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 84,036 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 74 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 81% are male.
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Out of the 74 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Excelsior University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 141 students majoring in engineering tech at ECPI University, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Thomas Edison State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.
Of the 46 students majoring in engineering tech at TESU, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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James A Rhodes State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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DeVry University - Illinois ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Naperville.
About 18% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 82% are male.
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Nicholls State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 40 students majoring in engineering tech at Nicholls State University, 95% are male and 5% are female.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering technologies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Of the 175 students majoring in engineering tech at Cincinnati State, 87% are male and 13% are female.
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Waldorf University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
About 23% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 77% are male.
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Holmes Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.
About 10% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.
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Here are some additional great schools for online Engineering Technologies students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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12 | Northcentral Technical College | Wausau, WI |
13 | School Removed | |
14 | California Institute of Arts & Technology | San Diego, CA |
Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies by Region
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Engineering Technologies Related Majors
Engineering Tech Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Engineering-Related Fields | 6,553 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology | 6,205 |
Construction Engineering Technology | 4,299 |
General Engineering Technology | 3,841 |
Quality Control Technology | 3,720 |
Computer Engineering Technology | 3,509 |
Engineering Technology (Other) | 1,907 |
Energy Systems Technologies | 1,277 |
Architectural Engineering Technology | 1,239 |
Civil Engineering Technology | 1,155 |
Engineering-Related Technologies | 969 |
Mining & Petroleum Technology | 410 |
Nuclear Engineering Technology | 235 |
Nanotechnology | 104 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.
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