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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region

55 Colleges
$49,645 Avg Salary
$20,966 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 7,672 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for 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

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for engineering technologies students. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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The excellent programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering technologies schools in the Southeast Region . FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 5 spot on the list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering technologies students. It came in at #9 on the list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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With a ranking of #10, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 3
Florida 358
North Carolina 256
Virginia 8
Tennessee 59
Georgia 79
South Carolina 51
Louisiana 61
West Virginia 69
Kentucky 138
Arkansas 468
Alabama 418

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 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.

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