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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 84,036 engineering technologies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station 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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Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 15% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Women make up 14% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 182 students majoring in engineering tech at Texas State, 89% are male and 11% are female.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at Texas State University
The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Of the 127 students majoring in engineering tech at ASU - Tempe, 83% are male and 17% are female.
Tarleton State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
Women make up 10% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Full Engineering Technologies at Tarleton State University Report
University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 88% are male.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of North Texas
With a ranking of #9, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in engineering tech at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 79% are male and 21% are female.
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Women make up 13% of the engineering tech majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering Technologies at University of Houston - Downtown
Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 835 |
| Texas | 7,691 |
| New Mexico | 654 |
| Oklahoma | 1,185 |
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 26 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.