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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools

210 Colleges
$57,852 Avg Salary
$28,338 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Engineering Technologies is the #20 most popular major in the country with 85,188 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 210 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering Technologies

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the United States for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University Maritime Academy. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Vallejo, Cal Maritime is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.

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#7

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

With a ranking of #7, Waldorf University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

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#8

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

With a ranking of #8, Maine Maritime Academy did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Castine, Maine Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Findlay landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Miami University - Hamilton landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public college with a small student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

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#14

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses ranked #15 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#16

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #18, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering technologies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Ohio Northern University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ada.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#22

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#23

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering technologies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#24

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#25

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering technologies programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools

#26

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN
#27

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#29

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
32 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
33 Miami University - Middletown Middletown, OH
34 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
35 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
36 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
37 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
38 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
39 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
40 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA
41 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
42 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH

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
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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