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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 7,672 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 250 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 Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the United States. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

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Out of the 250 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

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#6

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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#11

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #11, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hato Rey.

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#14

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#15

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public college with a large student population.

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#18

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#19

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#20

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering technologies programs. 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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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #23 on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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#24

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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With a ranking of #25, Berklee College of Music did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Berklee College of Music is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#33

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#33

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS
#36

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO
#37

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Technologies students that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools award.

Rank College Location
39 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO
39 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
41 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
42 Portland State University Portland, OR
43 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
44 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
45 Washington State University Pullman, WA
45 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
45 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
48 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
48 Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN
50 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
50 University of Houston Houston, TX
50 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA

Engineering Technologies by Region

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

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering-Related Fields 4,838
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255
Computer Engineering Technology 179
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 145
Mechanical Engineering Technology 104
Nanotechnology 98
Energy Systems Technologies 95
Environmental Control Technology 89
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 43
Architectural Engineering Technology 39
Electronics Engineering Technology 39
Engineering-Related Technologies 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

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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