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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

182 Colleges
$49,382 Avg Salary
$20,167 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 182 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for engineering technologies students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 182 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great place for engineering technologies students. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 182 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Lee College

Baytown, TX

The excellent programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

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Mesalands Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Tucumcari, Mesalands Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The Refrigeration School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.

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#11

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.

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Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #12 on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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Collin County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #13 on the list. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.

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Tarrant County College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #14 on the list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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Lamar Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar Institute of Technology is a public school with a small student population.

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#17

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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#19

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

With a ranking of #19, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

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With a ranking of #20, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the city of San Antonio, Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio (NW Loop) is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#21

Victoria College

Victoria, TX

Victoria College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Victoria College is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.

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With a ranking of #21, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#24

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#25

Brazosport College

Lake Jackson, TX

Brazosport College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the suburb of Lake Jackson, BC is a public college with a small student population.

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#26

South Texas College

McAllen, TX
#27

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Honorable Mentions

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 Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
28 Amarillo College Amarillo, TX
29 San Juan College Farmington, NM
30 Panola College Carthage, TX
31 University of North Texas Denton, TX
32 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Tulsa, OK
33 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK
33 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK
33 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX
36 Western Technical College El Paso, TX
36 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX

Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 835
Texas 7,691
New Mexico 654
Oklahoma 1,185

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.

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