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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools

157 Colleges
$52,350 Avg Salary
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In 2020-2021, 77,516 engineering technologies students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

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 fringe 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Excelsior University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for engineering technologies students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Seminole State College of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Seminole State is a large public school located in the city of Sanford.

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#7

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best engineering technologies programs. Located in the 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

With a ranking of #9, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college 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 school with a fairly large student population.

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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #11 on the list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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James A Rhodes State College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. 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 college 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

With a ranking of #15, Waldorf University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.

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

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#17

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #17 on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

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With a ranking of #18, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #19, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

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With a ranking of #20, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

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Chattahoochee Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-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 medium-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 ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools list. Located in the small 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 Chicago, 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

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Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553
Mechanical Engineering Technology 5,909
General Engineering Technology 4,421
Construction Engineering Technology 4,066
Computer Engineering Technology 3,416
Quality Control Technology 3,088
Engineering-Related Fields 1,898
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,480
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,251
Civil Engineering Technology 1,182
Energy Systems Technologies 1,161
Engineering-Related Technologies 974
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 16

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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