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Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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

Engineering Technologies is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 3,691 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our 2023 rankings named East Carolina University the most popular school in North Carolina for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the small 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 #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the 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.

Full Engineering Technologies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 87% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at North Carolina A & T State University Report

North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at North Carolina State University Report

#7

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

Elizabeth City 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Elizabeth City, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Women make up 20% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hickory.

Full Engineering Technologies at Lenoir - Rhyne University Report

#9

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Engineering Technologies at Duke University Report

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 10 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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