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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools

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$46,909 Avg Salary
$14,794 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the most popular online school in the United States for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school 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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#2

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

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 fairly 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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#3

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

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 large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a 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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#4

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

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 city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public college with a medium-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. 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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#6

DeVry University - Illinois

Naperville, IL

DeVry University - Illinois landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. 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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#8

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

With a ranking of #8, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree engineering technologies programs. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large 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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#10

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

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 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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#11

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS

Holmes Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools list. 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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Honorable Mentions

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
12 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
13 School Removed
14 California Institute of Arts & Technology San Diego, CA

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

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
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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