2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools
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.
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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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia Southern University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the 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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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 medium-sized 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.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas A&M University - College Station
Out of the 397 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 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.
Full Engineering Technologies at East Carolina University Report
Out of the 397 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the 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 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 #6 on the list. City Tech is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.
Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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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 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
Women make up 18% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Excelsior University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Excelsior University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. 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.
Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. 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 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 #12 on the list. 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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Ferris State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
About 8% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 92% are male.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kennesaw State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
Women make up 27% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Kennesaw State University
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Michigan State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 36% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #18, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
About 14% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 86% are male.
With a ranking of #19, ECPI University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.
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 college 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
Old Dominion 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 #21 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 17% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Old Dominion University Report
With a ranking of #22, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.
Full Engineering Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology Report
Indiana State University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the small 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.
Full Engineering Technologies at Indiana State University Report
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.
Women make up 16% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Eastern Kentucky University Report
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 distant 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.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Pittsburg State University
Rest of the Top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges 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 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI |
| 61 | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, CT |
| 63 | California State University - Fresno | Fresno, CA |
| 63 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 65 | Montana State University | Bozeman, MT |
| 66 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 66 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
| 66 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 66 | DeVry University - Illinois | Naperville, IL |
| 70 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Durant, OK |
| 70 | Fairmont State University | Fairmont, WV |
| 70 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 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.
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Engineering Technologies Related Majors
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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