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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

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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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor's 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 bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Excelsior University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Women make up 4% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 58 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 377 students majoring in engineering tech at ECU, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at ECPI University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 12% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 90% are male.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#9

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

Grantham University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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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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