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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 157 schools in the United States to see which online 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 Colleges.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 pursuing an online degree. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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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 Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 157 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent online programs at East Carolina 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 small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools ranking. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.

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#7

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

Grantham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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William Rainey Harper College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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James A Rhodes State College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

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#13

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#14

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#15

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Waldorf University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#17

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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American Public University System landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools ranking. North Central Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

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Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Thomas Edison State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

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#23

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS

Holmes Community College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
25 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
26 DeVry University - Illinois Naperville, IL
27 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
28 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH
28 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
30 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
31 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY
31 Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL

View the Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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