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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

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 Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 397 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 397 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 645 students majoring in engineering tech at Texas A&M College Station, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school 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

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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New York City College of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. City Tech is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#7

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

Farmingdale State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Farmingdale.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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

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#9

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

Excelsior University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Excelsior University is a 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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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 85% are male.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. BYU - I is a fairly 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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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school 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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#13

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.

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With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 92% are male.

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#15

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Women make up 27% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #16, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#16

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#19

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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#20

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 11% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Texas State University Report

#21

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the medium-sized 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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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

About 9% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 91% are male.

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#23

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#25

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#30

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
#30

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX
#33

Murray State University

Murray, KY
#35

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#38

University of Maine

Orono, ME
#40

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC
#41

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
#42

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA
#42

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#42

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO
#46

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR
#47

Keene State College

Keene, NH
#50

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 397 different United States engineering technologies schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Iowa State University Ames, IA
51 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
53 University of Wisconsin - Stout Menomonie, WI
54 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
55 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
56 Alfred State College Alfred, NY
56 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
56 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
59 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
59 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
61 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
61 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
63 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
63 University of North Texas Denton, TX
65 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
66 Florida International University Miami, FL
66 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
66 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
66 DeVry University - Illinois Naperville, IL
70 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
70 Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV
70 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK
73 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
74 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
74 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
76 Weber State University Ogden, UT
77 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
77 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
79 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

Engineering Technologies by Region

View the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree 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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