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Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

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

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 1,288 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota 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.

Check out the online engineering tech associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State College Southeast the most popular online school in Minnesota for engineering technologies students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in engineering tech at MSC Southeast, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Minnesota West Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Minnesota. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.

Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, NTC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alexandria Technical & Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online associate degree. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering tech at ATCC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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