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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota

35 Colleges
$52,764 Avg Salary
$14,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

In 2021-2022, engineering technologies students earned 1,288 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in Minnesota 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering tech majors pursuing a .

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the most popular school in Minnesota for engineering technologies students. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 35 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Dunwoody College of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in Minnesota. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#5

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Lake Superior College

Duluth, MN

With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. LSC is a small public school located in the city of Duluth.

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Minnesota State College Southeast came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the town of Winona, MSC Southeast is a public college with a small student population.

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#9

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

South Central College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the suburb of North Mankato, South Central College is a public school with a small student population.

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Pine Technical & Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools in Minnesota list. Pine Technical & Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Pine City.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,256
Iowa 942
South Dakota 231
North Dakota 443
Missouri 1,641
Nebraska 423

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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