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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

With 84,036 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, engineering technologies is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 96 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the engineering tech bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#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 a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

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

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 96 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at Kennesaw State University Report

#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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

Full Engineering Technologies at ECPI University Report

#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Women make up 17% 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of Southern Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

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

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Murray State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

Women make up 22% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Murray State University Report

#10

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #10, Clemson 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 suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 23% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#11

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 96% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Women make up 9% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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#12

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #12, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Florida

#14

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi 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 #14 on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
16 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
16 Florida International University Miami, FL
18 Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV
19 Appalachian State University Boone, NC

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,691
West Virginia 573
Alabama 3,141
Kentucky 2,064
Georgia 1,505
Tennessee 1,594
Louisiana 2,737
Mississippi 1,554
South Carolina 1,247
Florida 4,480
Virginia 2,041
Arkansas 767

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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