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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools

26 Colleges
$53,419 Avg Salary
$23,567 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 255 people earned a degree or certificate in general engineering technology, making the major the #216 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Engineering Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Engineering Technology Colleges.

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the most popular school in the United States for general engineering technology students. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

The excellent programs at University of Rochester helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in the United States. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering technology schools in the United States. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Technology Schools list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place for general engineering technology students. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering technology students. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#9

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

General Engineering Technology is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264

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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